i7-2840QM vs Xeon 6741P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6741P outperforms Core i7-2840QM by a whopping 2514% 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 | 35 | 2081 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.44 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 8.09 | 2.06 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Granite Rapids (2024−2026) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 24 February 2025 (1 year ago) | 4 September 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,421 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 6741P and Core i7-2840QM 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 | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 96 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 288 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 2x 598 mm2 | 216 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 79 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1160 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6741P and Core i7-2840QM 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA4710 | Socket G2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6741P and Core i7-2840QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon 6741P and Core i7-2840QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6741P and Core i7-2840QM are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6741P and Core i7-2840QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5(6400MT/s) | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.598 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6741P and Core i7-2840QM.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 136 | no data |
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 | 57.51 | 2.20 |
| Recency | 24 February 2025 | 4 September 2011 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 4 |
| Threads | 96 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon 6741P has a 2514.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.
i7-2840QM, on the other hand, has 566.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon 6741P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-2840QM in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon 6741P is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-2840QM is a notebook one.
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