Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 552 vs Intel Pentium M 730

Comparative analysis of Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 552 and Intel Pentium M 730 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 552

Intel Pentium M 730

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 552

Around 117% higher clock speed: 3.47 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.47 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 730

Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 75°C
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 27 Watt vs 88 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 75°C
L1 cache	32 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt vs 88 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 552	Intel Pentium M 730
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Dothan
Launch date	January 2005	January 2005
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	552	730
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.46 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	87 mm2
L1 cache	8 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75 °C
Maximum core temperature	75°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.47 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	144 million
VID voltage range	1.250V-1.4V	1.260V-1.356V
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
Number of threads		1
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	88 Watt	27 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)