Athlon XP-M 1700+ vs i7-740QM

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-740QM and Athlon XP-M 1700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2368not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Athlon XP-M
Power efficiency2.42no data
Architecture codenameClarksfield (2009−2010)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date20 June 2010 (14 years ago)12 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$546$123

Detailed specifications

Core i7-740QM and Athlon XP-M 1700+ 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 speed1.73 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz1.47 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0FSB
Bus rate2.5 GT/s266 MT/s
Multiplier1311
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size296 mm285 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 million37 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-740QM and Athlon XP-M 1700+ 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)no data
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988Socket 563
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-740QM and Athlon XP-M 1700+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-740QM and Athlon XP-M 1700+ 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 Athlon XP-M 1700+ 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 Athlon XP-M 1700+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size8 GB4 GB
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 i7-740QM and Athlon XP-M 1700+.

PCIe version2no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2010 12 March 2003
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 25 Watt

i7-740QM has an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon XP-M 1700+, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-740QM and Athlon XP-M 1700+. We've got no test results to judge.


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