Intel Core i7-720QM vs Intel Pentium M 1.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-720QM and Intel Pentium M 1.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Core i7-720QM

Intel Pentium M 1.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-720QM

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 6 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 925 vs 463
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1657 vs 364

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 September 2009 vs March 2003
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 16 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	925 vs 463
PassMark - CPU mark	1657 vs 364

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.60

Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 24.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	24.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-720QM
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

925

463

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1657

364

Name	Intel Core i7-720QM	Intel Pentium M 1.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	925	463
PassMark - CPU mark	1657	364
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	362
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	31.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.323

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-720QM	Intel Pentium M 1.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarksfield	Banias
Launch date	23 September 2009	March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$546
Place in performance rating	3037	3051
Price now	$109.95
Processor Number	i7-720QM
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.07
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	296 mm2	83 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	774 million	77 million
VID voltage range		0.956V-1.484V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PGA988	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	24.5 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)