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Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-740QM can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988A

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 740 @ 1.73GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 740 @ 1.73GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU Q 740 @ 1.73GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 9.68

Overall Rank:
3248th fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
3323rd fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
753rd fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $189.95 USD (2023-02-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1840
Single Thread Rating
1016

Samples: 2078*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,042
Thread: 927

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz

Integer Math9,668 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,189 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,329 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption333.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression38,542 KBytes/Sec
Physics294 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,083 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,016 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,925
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,167
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,352
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,820
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,634
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,727
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,730
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,632
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 1,840
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.06
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.18
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 9.68
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,036
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,604
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 1,016
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2487245 - Mar 17 2025
2124
BL2457240 - Mar 04 2025
1995
BL2436112 - Feb 23 2025
1871
BL2428380 - Feb 20 2025
1792
BL2420855 - Feb 17 2025
1872
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 1,840
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,972 (+7.2%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,687 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,015 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,101 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,728 (-6.1%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,584 (-13.9%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 1,587 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 3,576 (+94.4%)
Intel Pentium 5405U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,260 (+22.8%)
Intel Pentium 4417U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,247 (+22.1%)
Intel Pentium N4200 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,163 (+17.6%)
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-740QM
 2,086 (+13.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,222
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,049
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,075
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,836
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,824
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,794
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,529
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,176
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,161
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,158
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz
 386