Intel Core i5-560M vs Intel Pentium M 1.70

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-560M 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), 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).

Intel Core i5-560M

Intel Pentium M 1.70

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-560M

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 88% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.7 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
8x 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: 1246 vs 520
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1912 vs 406

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2010 vs June 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1246 vs 520
PassMark - CPU mark	1912 vs 406

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.70

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

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	24.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-560M
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.70

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1246

520

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

406

Name	Intel Core i5-560M	Intel Pentium M 1.70
PassMark - Single thread mark	1246	520
PassMark - CPU mark	1912	406
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	446
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	25.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.133

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-560M	Intel Pentium M 1.70
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Banias
Launch date	1 September 2010	June 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$225
Place in performance rating	2950	2957
Price now	$89.97
Processor Number	i5-560M
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.47
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 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
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	1.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	77 million
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	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, 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)