Intel Core i7-740QM vs Intel Celeron M 723

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-740QM and Intel Celeron M 723 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).

Intel Core i7-740QM

Intel Celeron M 723

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-740QM

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
7 more threads: 8 vs 1
Around 144% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1012 vs 507
6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1824 vs 267

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 September 2009 vs 1 September 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	8 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1012 vs 507
PassMark - CPU mark	1824 vs 267

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M 723

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-740QM
CPU 2: Intel Celeron M 723

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1012

507

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1824

267

Name	Intel Core i7-740QM	Intel Celeron M 723
PassMark - Single thread mark	1012	507
PassMark - CPU mark	1824	267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	367
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1190
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.565

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-740QM	Intel Celeron M 723
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarksfield	Penryn
Launch date	23 September 2009	1 September 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$546
Place in performance rating	2984	2986
Price now	$109.95
Processor Number	i7-740QM	723
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.57
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.73 GHz	1.20 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	296 mm2	107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	8	1
Transistor count	774 million	410 million
VID voltage range		1.050V-1.150V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	PGA988	BGA956
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	10 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)