A8-3550MX vs i7-840QM

Place in the ranking	2279	2385
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Clarksfield (2009−2010)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	22 June 2010 (14 years ago)	8 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$568	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-840QM and A8-3550MX 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	14	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	296 mm²	218 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	774 Million	1000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-840QM and A8-3550MX 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	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-840QM and A8-3550MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G
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	36 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-840QM and A8-3550MX 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 Core i7-840QM and A8-3550MX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-840QM and A8-3550MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

None

AMD Radeon HD 6620G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-840QM and A8-3550MX.

PCIe version	2	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-840QM 1.26
+15.6%

A8-3550MX 1.09

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.

i7-840QM 1945
+15.3%

A8-3550MX 1687