Intel Core i3-330M vs Intel Pentium M 1.70

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-330M and Intel Pentium M 1.70 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Core i3-330M

Intel Pentium M 1.70

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-330M

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 25% higher clock speed: 2.13 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 815 vs 520
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1023 vs 406

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 January 2010 vs June 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	815 vs 520
PassMark - CPU mark	1023 vs 406

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.70

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 24.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	24.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-330M
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.70

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

815

520

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

406

Name	Intel Core i3-330M	Intel Pentium M 1.70
PassMark - Single thread mark	815	520
PassMark - CPU mark	1023	406
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.641

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-330M	Intel Pentium M 1.70
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Banias
Launch date	10 January 2010	June 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$49
Place in performance rating	2963	2956
Price now	$48.56
Processor Number	i3-330M
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.85
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	83 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz	1.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	77 million
L1 cache		16 KB
VID voltage range		0.956V-1.484V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR1, DDR2
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	667 MHz
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	BGA1288, PGA988	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	24.5 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)