i7-740QM vs Apple M1 Pro

Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
9.79
+832%

M1 Pro outperforms Core i7-740QM by a whopping 832% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8822614
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-SeriesIntel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data0.99
DesignerAppleIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameno dataClarksfield (2009−2010)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)20 June 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$546

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads108
Base clock speed2.064 GHz1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data13
L1 cache2.9 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors33700 Million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Core i7-740QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
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

M1 Pro 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 M1 Pro and Core i7-740QM are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Core i7-740QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUNone

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 Pro and Core i7-740QM.

PCIe versionno data2
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Apple M1 Pro 9.79
+832%
i7-740QM 1.05

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Apple M1 Pro 17210
+834%
Samples: 1307
i7-740QM 1843
Samples: 2095

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.79 1.05
Recency 18 October 2021 20 June 2010
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 10 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 45 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 832.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-740QM in performance tests.

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