7 240H vs Pentium 1403
Aggregate performance score
Core 7 240H outperforms Pentium 1403 by a whopping 1243% 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 | 2652 | 581 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 23.49 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 1.41 | 33.60 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 18 December 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $502 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium 1403 and Core 7 240H 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 5 MB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.6V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 1403 and Core 7 240H 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 | no data | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 1403 and Core 7 240H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium 1403 and Core 7 240H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 1403 and Core 7 240H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 1403 and Core 7 240H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | 375 GB | 96 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.55 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 64 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 1403 and Core 7 240H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 1403 and Core 7 240H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium 1403 and Core 7 240H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 1403 and Core 7 240H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 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 | 14.10 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 18 December 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 45 Watt |
7 240H has a 1242.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 400% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 77.8% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 7 240H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 1403 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium 1403 is a server/workstation processor while Core 7 240H is a notebook one.
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