i7-975 Extreme Edition vs V-Series V140

Primary details

Comparing V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD V-SeriesIntel Core i7EE
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads18
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate3200 MHz6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data263 mm2
Number of transistorsno data731 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 October 2010 2 June 2009
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 8
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 130 Watt

V-Series V140 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 420% lower power consumption.

i7-975 Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between V-Series V140 and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that V-Series V140 is a notebook processor while Core i7-975 Extreme Edition is a desktop one.


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AMD V-Series V140
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