Pentium M 740 vs Core 2 Quad Q9300

Place in the ranking	2311	3249
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Pentium M
Power efficiency	1.25	0.67
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date	March 2008 (16 years ago)	19 January 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium M 740 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.73 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	533 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	32 KB
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm²	87 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	456 million	144 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	1.26V-1.356V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium M 740 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
Socket	LGA775	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium M 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	+	-

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium M 740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium M 740 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium M 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.25	0.19
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	27 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9300 has a 557.9% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium M 740, on the other hand, has 251.9% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 740 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9300 is a desktop processor while Pentium M 740 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium M 740, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.