Intel Core i7-740QM vs Intel Pentium 4-M 2.20

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-740QM and Intel Pentium 4-M 2.20 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 Pentium 4-M 2.20

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-740QM

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1014 vs 513
9.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1827 vs 198

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 September 2009 vs September 2002
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1014 vs 513
PassMark - CPU mark	1827 vs 198

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4-M 2.20

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-740QM
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4-M 2.20

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1014

513

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1827

198

Name	Intel Core i7-740QM	Intel Pentium 4-M 2.20
PassMark - Single thread mark	1014	513
PassMark - CPU mark	1827	198
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 Pentium 4-M 2.20
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarksfield	Northwood
Launch date	23 September 2009	September 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$546
Place in performance rating	2983	2996
Price now	$109.95
Processor Number	i7-740QM
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.57
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.73 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	296 mm2	131 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	774 million	55 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
VID voltage range		1.3V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PGA988	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 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)