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Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-740QM can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 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: 9.70

Overall Rank:
3619th fastest in multithreading out of 5473 CPUs
3683rd fastest in single threading out of 5473 CPUs
814th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $189.95 USD (2023-02-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1842
Single Thread Rating
1012

Samples: 2099*
*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 Math9,643 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,174 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,286 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption334.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression38,510 KBytes/Sec
Physics291 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,094 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,012 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2025.
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 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
 25,363
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,684
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,836
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,532
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,612
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,413
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 1,842
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 55.50
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.22
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.46
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.05
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 9.70
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,515
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,893
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,621
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,394
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 1,012
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2995530 - Oct 22 2025
2152
BL2988916 - Oct 19 2025
2125
BL2965965 - Oct 10 2025
798
BL2955537 - Oct 06 2025
1896
BL2937542 - Sep 27 2025
2051
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 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 1,842
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,976 (+7.3%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,728 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,016 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,094 (+13.7%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,727 (-6.2%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,616 (-12.2%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,584 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 3,550 (+92.8%)
Intel Core i7-940XM @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,269 (+23.2%)
Intel Pentium 4417U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,260 (+22.7%)
Intel Pentium 5405U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,243 (+21.8%)
Intel Pentium N4200 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,158 (+17.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
 9,695
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,650
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
 9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,048
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 7,992
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
 7,867
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,800
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
 7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 6,960
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,709
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 383