Intel Core i5-2557M vs Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2557M and Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-2557M

Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2557M

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 30 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1074 vs 451
9.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1694 vs 175

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 June 2011 vs April 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 30 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1074 vs 451
PassMark - CPU mark	1694 vs 175

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2557M
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1074

451

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1694

175

Name	Intel Core i5-2557M	Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80
PassMark - Single thread mark	1074	451
PassMark - CPU mark	1694	175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	790
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	21.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.649

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2557M	Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Northwood
Launch date	19 June 2011	April 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$250
Place in performance rating	3073	3084
Processor Number	i5-2557M
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	149 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	624 Million	55 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
VID voltage range		1.3V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2
Graphics
Device ID	0x116
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	30 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)