Athlon MP 2400+ vs i7-720QM
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-720QM outperforms Athlon MP 2400+ by a whopping 285% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-720QM and Athlon MP 2400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2428 | 3121 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD Athlon MP |
| Power efficiency | 2.19 | 0.43 |
| Architecture codename | Clarksfield (2009−2010) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 23 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 10 December 2002 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $546 | $228 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i7-720QM and Athlon MP 2400+ 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | FSB |
| Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 12 | 15 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 296 mm2 | 85 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 774 million | 37 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-720QM and Athlon MP 2400+ 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCPGA988,PGA988 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 60 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-720QM and Athlon MP 2400+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-720QM and Athlon MP 2400+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-720QM and Athlon MP 2400+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-720QM and Athlon MP 2400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | None | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-720QM and Athlon MP 2400+.
| PCIe version | 2 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.04 | 0.27 |
| Recency | 23 September 2009 | 10 December 2002 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 60 Watt |
i7-720QM has a 285.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-720QM is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon MP 2400+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i7-720QM is a notebook processor while Athlon MP 2400+ is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-720QM and Athlon MP 2400+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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