Celeron M 450 vs i7-7740X

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7740X and Celeron M 450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1083not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Celeron M
Power efficiency5.11no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-X (2017)Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date30 May 2017 (7 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$339no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-7740X and Celeron M 450 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed4.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s533 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)1 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data1.0V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7740X and Celeron M 450 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA2066PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)112 Watt27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7740X and Celeron M 450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-7740X and Celeron M 450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7740X and Celeron M 450 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7740X and Celeron M 450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardHD 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7740X and Celeron M 450.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

i7-7740X 9607
+4077%
Celeron M 450 230

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 112 Watt 27 Watt

i7-7740X has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 450, on the other hand, has 314.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-7740X and Celeron M 450. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-7740X is a desktop processor while Celeron M 450 is a notebook one.


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