i7-2740QM vs Pro A10-8700B
Primary details
Comparing Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2212 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 3.77 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 4 September 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM 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 | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 23 |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 216 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 1160 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP4 | Socket G2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 - 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | + |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/DDR3L-2133 | DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.598 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 384 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 4 September 2011 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 45 Watt |
Pro A10-8700B has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.
i7-2740QM, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Pro A10-8700B and Core i7-2740QM. We've got no test results to judge.
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