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.

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.
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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: 9.59

Overall Rank: 2730

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

Average CPU Mark

1821

Single Thread Rating: 1021
Samples: 2024*
*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	9,728 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,219 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,393 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	328.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	38,693 KBytes/Sec
Physics	292 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,050 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,021 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of September 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 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 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,187
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,813
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,694
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,474
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,252
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,049
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,979
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,919
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,004
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz		1,821

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.10
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.44
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz		9.59
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 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,104
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,062
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,706
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,681
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,453
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,957
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz		1,021

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1891646 - Aug 27 2023		2032
BL1883795 - Aug 16 2023		1956
BL1852948 - Jul 04 2023		2015
BL1836973 - Jun 10 2023		2007
BL1811654 - May 05 2023		1919

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 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz		1,821
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,789 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,661 (-8.8%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,662 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		2,013 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		2,099 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,987 (+9.1%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,584 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,019 (-44.1%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM		1,558 (-14.4%)
Intel Core i7-2720QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		4,028 (+121.1%)
Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		3,541 (+94.4%)
Intel Pentium 5405U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM		2,271 (+24.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,209
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,920
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,633
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,571
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,239
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,155
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,936
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,934
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,895
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,788
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,738
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,721
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz		593

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