Pentium M 738 vs V-Series V120
Aggregate performance score
V-Series V120 outperforms Pentium M 738 by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V120 and Pentium M 738 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3131 | 3325 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD V-Series | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 1.02 | 1.23 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V120 and Pentium M 738 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V120 and Pentium M 738 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.
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium M 738. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium M 738 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium M 738. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.27 | 0.13 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 10 Watt |
V-Series V120 has a 107.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 738, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.
The V-Series V120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 738 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Pentium M 738, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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