i7-740QM vs A10-9700E

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Aggregate performance score

A10-9700E
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.11
+75.8%

A10-9700E outperforms Core i7-740QM by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18972364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency5.502.43
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Clarksfield (2009−2010)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)22 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$546

Detailed specifications

A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3 GHz1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data13
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2296 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsNone
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM.

PCIe version3.02
PCI Express lanes816

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-9700E 2.11
+75.8%
i7-740QM 1.20

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-9700E 3229
+76.5%
i7-740QM 1829

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.11 1.20
Recency 27 July 2017 22 June 2010
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

A10-9700E has a 75.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

i7-740QM, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

The A10-9700E is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-740QM in performance tests.

Note that A10-9700E is a desktop processor while Core i7-740QM is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-9700E and Core i7-740QM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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