i7-940XM Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1314not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency28.33no data
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)5 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,096

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
Multiplier2216
L1 cache128K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2296 mm2
Number of transistors4950 Million774 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition 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)
SocketFP5no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1333
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1300 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1216

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 October 2017 5 February 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U has an age advantage of 7 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

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