i7-2740QM vs A8-4555M

Primary details

Comparing A8-4555M and Core i7-2740QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2566	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	4.18	no data
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	27 September 2012 (12 years ago)	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-4555M and Core i7-2740QM 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	23
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	216 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1160 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-4555M and Core i7-2740QM 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP2	Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4555M and Core i7-2740QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

A8-4555M and Core i7-2740QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4555M and Core i7-2740QM are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4555M and Core i7-2740QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	unknown Dual-channel	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.598 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon HD 7600G

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.85	0.66
Recency	27 September 2012	4 September 2011
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	45 Watt

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