Sempron LE-1300 vs i7-720QM

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-720QM and Sempron LE-1300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2422not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency2.19no data
Architecture codenameClarksfield (2009−2010)Sparta (2007)
Release date24 June 2009 (15 years ago)October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$546$12

Detailed specifications

Core i7-720QM and Sempron LE-1300 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 speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-720QM and Sempron LE-1300 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
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988AM2
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-720QM and Sempron LE-1300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i7-720QM and Sempron LE-1300 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 Sempron LE-1300 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 Sempron LE-1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardNoneno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-720QM and Sempron LE-1300.

PCIe version2no 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.

i7-720QM 1656
+297%
Sempron LE-1300 417

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

i7-720QM has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-720QM and Sempron LE-1300. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-720QM is a notebook processor while Sempron LE-1300 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-720QM and Sempron LE-1300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Intel Core i7-720QM
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AMD Sempron LE-1300
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