i7-2740QM vs Celeron N3450

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3450 and Core i7-2740QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2296not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i7
Power efficiency19.72no data
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3450 and Core i7-2740QM basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier1123
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data216 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1160 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3450 and Core i7-2740QM compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1296Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i7-2740QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3450 and Core i7-2740QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i7-2740QM are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
VT-i-no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i7-2740QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.598 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 500Intel HD Graphics 3000
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3450 and Core i7-2740QM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i7-2740QM integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i7-2740QM.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.66
Recency 30 August 2016 4 September 2011
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 45 Watt

Celeron N3450 has 16.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

i7-2740QM, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

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