Pentium M 765 vs Phenom II X4 N970
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium M 765 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2349 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | Pentium M |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | October 2004 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium M 765 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 84 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium M 765 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | 479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 21 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium M 765. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Pentium M 765 by 1% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Pentium M 765 by 252% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 21 Watt |
Phenom II X4 N970 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 765, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium M 765. We've got no test results to judge.
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