Xeon E-2434 vs i7-940XM Extreme Edition

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i7EE	no data
Architecture codename	Nehalem (2008−2010)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	5 February 2010 (14 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,096	$293

Detailed specifications

Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2434 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	no data	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	DMI	no data
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	16 GT/s
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	296 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	774 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2434 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)	1
Socket	no data	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2434 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2434.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency

5 February 2010

14 December 2023

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