Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: H-PBGA479, PPGA4

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Cores: 1 Threads: 1

Typical TDP: 27 W

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
5568th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
4884th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
1496th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

205

Single Thread Rating

494

^%
Samples: 233*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 394
Thread: 542

^%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz

Integer Math	487 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	530 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	NA
Random String Sorting	781 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	77.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	5,867 KBytes/Sec
Physics	36 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	45 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	494 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,258
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,621
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,756
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,477
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,393
Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		205

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,504
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,887
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,615
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		494

Last 3 Baselines for Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1427500 - Jul 15 2021		175
BL1381942 - Mar 13 2021		191
BL1326061 - Nov 21 2020		195

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		205
AMD Sempron SI-42 vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		245 (+19.5%)
Mobile AMD Sempron 2800+ vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		237 (+15.8%)
AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML-28 vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		254 (+24.1%)
AMD Turion 64 Mobile MT-30 vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		246 (+20.4%)
Mobile AMD Athlon MP-M 2000+ vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		246 (+20.3%)
Mobile AMD Sempron 3200+ vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		245 (+19.8%)
Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+ vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		241 (+17.8%)
Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 2800+ vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		238 (+16.1%)
Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+ vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		237 (+15.9%)
Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+ vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		226 (+10.2%)
Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+ vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		225 (+10.0%)
Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 1900+ vs Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		223 (+8.8%)

Is the Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,408
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,990
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,912
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,884
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,759
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz		102

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