i7-740QM vs Athlon 64 X2 4600+
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-740QM outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4600+ by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3232 | 2657 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.03 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.48 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2007) | Clarksfield (2009−2010) |
| Release date | no data | 20 June 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | $546 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.73 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | 1000 MHz | 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 13 |
| L1 cache | 256K | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 220 mm2 | 296 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 million | 774 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 939 | FCPGA988,PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core i7-740QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core i7-740QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core i7-740QM are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core i7-740QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | None |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core i7-740QM.
| PCIe version | no data | 2 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.41 | 1.04 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 45 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 4600+ has 4400% lower power consumption.
i7-740QM, on the other hand, has a 153.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i7-740QM is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 64 X2 4600+ is a desktop processor while Core i7-740QM is a notebook one.
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