Pentium M 725 vs i7-940
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-940 outperforms Pentium M 725 by a whopping 975% 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 | 2224 | 3531 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.15 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 0.56 | 0.32 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bloomfield (2008−2010) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | November 2008 (17 years ago) | 23 June 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-940 and Pentium M 725 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 | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.988V-1.34V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-940 and Pentium M 725 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 | FCLGA1366 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-940 and Pentium M 725. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | 36 Bit | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-940 and Pentium M 725 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-940 and Pentium M 725 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-940 and Pentium M 725. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
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.
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.72 | 0.16 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 7 Watt |
i7-940 has a 975% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 725, on the other hand, has 1757.1% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i7-940 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 725 in performance tests.
Note that Core i7-940 is a desktop processor while Pentium M 725 is a notebook one.
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