Intel Core i3-N300 vs Intel Core i7-740QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-N300 and Intel Core i7-740QM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-N300

• CPU is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 3 month(s) later
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
• Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 45 nm
• 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 6.4x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 45 Watt
• 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2072 vs 1016
• 4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8592 vs 1840

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-740QM

• 524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-N300
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-740QM

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2072 1016
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	8592 1840

Compare specifications (specs)