Intel Pentium M 1.50 vs Intel Pentium M 1.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium M 1.50 and Intel Pentium M 1.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium M 1.50

Intel Pentium M 1.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.50

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 366 vs 364

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	366 vs 364

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.60

Around 7% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 463 vs 460

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	463 vs 460

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium M 1.50
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

460

463

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

366

364

Name	Intel Pentium M 1.50	Intel Pentium M 1.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	460	463
PassMark - CPU mark	366	364

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium M 1.50	Intel Pentium M 1.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Banias	Banias
Launch date	March 2003	March 2003
Place in performance rating	3076	3064
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	400 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	83 mm2	83 mm2
L1 cache	16 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	77 million	77 million
VID voltage range	0.956-1.484V	0.956V-1.484V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2	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, H-PBGA479	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	24.5 Watt	24.5 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	32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)