Pentium P6000 vs i7-840QM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-840QM
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
1.23
+141%
Pentium P6000
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.51

Core i7-840QM outperforms Pentium P6000 by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-840QM and Pentium P6000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23252881
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Pentium
Power efficiency2.591.38
Architecture codenameClarksfield (2009−2010)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date22 June 2010 (14 years ago)20 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$568no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-840QM and Pentium P6000 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed1.86 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0DMI 1.0
Bus rate2.5 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier1414
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size296 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors774 million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-840QM and Pentium P6000 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-840QM and Pentium P6000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
FMA-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology+-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAE36 Bit36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-840QM and Pentium P6000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-840QM and Pentium P6000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-840QM and Pentium P6000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardNoneIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-840QM and Pentium P6000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-840QM and Pentium P6000.

PCIe version22.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i7-840QM 1.23
+141%
Pentium P6000 0.51

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.

i7-840QM 1952
+141%
Pentium P6000 810

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.

i7-840QM 386
+47.3%
Pentium P6000 262

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.

i7-840QM 1044
+133%
Pentium P6000 449

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-840QM 3439
+67.7%
Pentium P6000 2051

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-840QM 9266
+135%
Pentium P6000 3940

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-840QM 3532
+116%
Pentium P6000 1638

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.

i7-840QM 40
Pentium P6000 36.1
+10.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-840QM 3
+181%
Pentium P6000 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.23 0.51
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

i7-840QM has a 141.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium P6000, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-840QM is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6000 in performance tests.


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