Core i5-9400F vs Pentium M 740
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 740 and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 1021 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 29 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 17.56 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | Intel Core i5 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | January 2005 (19 years ago) | 8 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $182 |
| Current price | $62 | $127 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 740 and Core i5-9400F 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus support | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 84 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.356V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 740 and Core i5-9400F 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 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Pentium M 740 and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i5-9400F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium M 740 by 352% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Pentium M 740 and Core i5-9400F. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium M 740 is a notebook processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 740 and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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