Pentium G6951 vs i7-740QM
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-740QM outperforms Pentium G6951 by a substantial 33% 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 | 2622 | 2811 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | 1.12 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.99 | 0.46 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Clarksfield (2009−2010) | Clarkdale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 20 June 2010 (15 years ago) | 1 September 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $546 | $94 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium G6951 has 3633% better value for money than i7-740QM.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-740QM and Pentium G6951 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 13 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 296 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | 774 million | 382 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-740QM and Pentium G6951 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCPGA988,PGA988 | FCLGA1156 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 73 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-740QM and Pentium G6951. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | 36 Bit | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-740QM and Pentium G6951 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-740QM and Pentium G6951 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-740QM and Pentium G6951. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 16.38 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | None | Intel HD |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-740QM and Pentium G6951 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-740QM and Pentium G6951.
| PCIe version | 2 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.05 | 0.79 |
| Recency | 20 June 2010 | 1 September 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 73 Watt |
i7-740QM has a 32.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 62.2% lower power consumption.
Pentium G6951, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i7-740QM is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G6951 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i7-740QM is a notebook processor while Pentium G6951 is a desktop one.
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