Pentium III 1400 vs i7-3740QM

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3740QM and Pentium III 1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1499not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency7.56no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Tualatin (2000−2002)
Release date3 September 2012 (12 years ago)December 2001 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3740QM and Pentium III 1400 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)8 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm130 nm
Die size160 mm280 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million44 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3740QM and Pentium III 1400 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1224,FCPGA988370
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3740QM and Pentium III 1400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-3740QM and Pentium III 1400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3740QM and Pentium III 1400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3740QM and Pentium III 1400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4000no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3740QM and Pentium III 1400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3740QM and Pentium III 1400.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-3740QM 5701
+2854%
Pentium III 1400 193

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 31 Watt

i7-3740QM has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 490.9% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 1400, on the other hand, has 45.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-3740QM and Pentium III 1400. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-3740QM is a notebook processor while Pentium III 1400 is a desktop one.


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