Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition sales 5 February 2010 at a recommended price of $1,096. This is a Nehalem architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2133.33 MHz - 3333.33 MHz (1 core)3199.99 MHz (2 cores)2399.99 MHz (3 cores)2399.99 MHz (4 cores) and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 55 Watt. It supports DDR3-1333 memory.

General info

Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7EE
Architecture codename	Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date	5 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,096	of 305 (Core i7-870)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus support	2.5 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	1 MB	of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
L3 cache	8 MB	of 768 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography	45 nm	of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size	296 mm2
Number of transistors	774 Million	of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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)	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	8 GB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	of 460.8 (EPYC 9124)
ECC memory support	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	2.0	of 5 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes	16	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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