Intel Core i5-480M vs Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-480M and Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Core i5-480M

Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-480M

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
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
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1157 vs 487
6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1324 vs 213

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 December 2010 vs January 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1157 vs 487
PassMark - CPU mark	1324 vs 213

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-480M
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1157

487

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1324

213

Name	Intel Core i5-480M	Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40
PassMark - Single thread mark	1157	487
PassMark - CPU mark	1324	213
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	393
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.531
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	25.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.919

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-480M	Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Northwood
Launch date	4 December 2010	January 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$81
Place in performance rating	3034	3028
Price now	$80.60
Processor Number	i5-480M
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.79
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	131 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2400 MHz
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	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	55 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
VID voltage range		1.3V
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	766 MHz
Graphics max frequency	766 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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 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
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)