3020e vs i7-740QM

Place in the ranking	2368	2121
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency	2.43	24.19
Architecture codename	Clarksfield (2009−2010)	Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date	22 June 2010 (14 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$546	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-740QM and 3020e 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	1.73 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	13	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	296 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	774 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-740QM and 3020e 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)	no data
Socket	FCPGA988,PGA988	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-740QM and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-740QM and 3020e 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 i7-740QM and 3020e 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 i7-740QM and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
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

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-740QM and 3020e.

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.

i7-740QM 1.16

3020e 1.54
+32.8%

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.

i7-740QM 1828

3020e 2438
+33.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-740QM 347

3020e 662
+90.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-740QM 967

3020e 1083
+12%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-740QM 15.8
+83.5%

3020e 29

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.16	1.54
Recency	22 June 2010	4 August 2020
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	6 Watt

i7-740QM has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

3020e, on the other hand, has a 32.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

The 3020e is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-740QM in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-740QM and 3020e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.