Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988A

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 740 @ 1.73GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 740 @ 1.73GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU Q 740 @ 1.73GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 18.08

Overall Rank: 2409

Last Price Change: $99.95 USD (2021-02-09)

Average CPU Mark

1807

Single Thread Rating: 1026
Samples: 2001*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,042
Thread: 927

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz

Integer Math	9,737 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,218 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	323.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	37.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	293 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,030 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,026 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,166
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,293
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,045
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,850
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,276
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,168
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,087
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,033
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz		1,807

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.28
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.38
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz		18.08
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,069
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,629
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,313
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz		1,026

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1726011 - Jan 21 2023		2085
BL1722783 - Jan 17 2023		1276
BL1717917 - Jan 11 2023		2072
BL1714319 - Jan 07 2023		1926
BL1713052 - Jan 05 2023		1997

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz		1,807
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		2,014 (+11.5%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,880 (+4.0%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,919 (+6.2%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,515 (-16.2%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,963 (+8.6%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,953 (+8.1%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,622 (-10.3%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,584 (-12.4%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,658 (-8.2%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		2,426 (+34.2%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		2,320 (+28.4%)
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		2,229 (+23.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,894
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,746
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,623
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,564
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,272
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,256
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,177
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,831
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,807
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,754
Intel Core i5-1240U		4,524
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz		594

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