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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: 9.69

Overall Rank:
3442nd fastest in multithreading out of 5265 CPUs
3507th fastest in single threading out of 5265 CPUs
797th fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1841
Single Thread Rating
1016

Samples: 2087*
*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 Math9,660 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,183 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,310 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption334.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression38,520 KBytes/Sec
Physics292 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,088 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,016 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,145
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,813
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,035
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,234
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,632
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,686
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,522
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 1,841
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.72
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.81
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.13
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 9.69
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
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,045
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,912
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,642
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,629
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,598
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,406
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 1,016
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2732091 - Jun 30 2025
2143
BL2707399 - Jun 19 2025
2044
BL2707110 - Jun 19 2025
2058
BL2660193 - May 29 2025
2078
BL2628787 - May 16 2025
1985
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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 1,841
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,973 (+7.2%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,711 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,012 (+9.3%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,093 (+13.7%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,728 (-6.1%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,584 (-14.0%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,587 (-13.8%)
Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 3,561 (+93.5%)
Intel Core i7-940XM @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,272 (+23.4%)
Intel Pentium 4417U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,254 (+22.4%)
Intel Pentium 5405U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,242 (+21.8%)
Intel Pentium N4200 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,166 (+17.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,909
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,986
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,136
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,783
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,048
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,780
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,754
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,750
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,706
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,607
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
 6,447
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 385