i7-975 Extreme Edition vs V-Series V140
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition 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 | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | Intel Core i7EE |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Nehalem (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 2 June 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | QPI |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 6.4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 25 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 263 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 731 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 24 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 2 June 2009 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 130 Watt |
V-Series V140 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 420% lower power consumption.
i7-975 Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
We couldn't decide between V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that V-Series V140 is a notebook processor while Core i7-975 Extreme Edition is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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