Intel Core i7-740QM vs Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-740QM and Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Intel Core i7-740QM
Intel Core i7-740QM
Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300
Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300

Performance (Benchmarks)

395Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score391
1267Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1238
1754PassMark CPU Mark Rating
985PassMark Single Thread Rating
14893DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-740QMProcessorIntel Core 2 Extreme Q9300
1730 MHzFrequency2530 MHz
2930 MHzMaximum Frequency
4Cores4
8Threads4
45 WTDP45 W
ClarksfieldCodenamePenryn
PGA988PackageSocket P (478)

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

393Single-Core Score391
1322Multi-Core Score1190
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview (64-bit)
Sony Corporation VPCF13M0EModelDell Inc. Precision M4400
Sony Corporation VAIOMotherboardDell Inc. 0NY980
BilanciatoPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-740QMNameIntel Core 2 Extreme Q9300
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 30 Stepping 5IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
1.73 GHzBase Frequency2.53 GHz
2921 MHzMaximum Frequency2.53 GHz
Socket 989 rPGAPackageSocket P (478)
ClarksfieldCodenamePenryn
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 4L2 Cache6.00 MB x 2
6.00 MB x 1L3 Cache

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize8.00 GB
664 MHzFrequency410 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR2 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

393Single-Core Score391
42Crypto Score50
386Integer Score405
467Floating Point Score 418
42
73.0 MB/sec		AES-XTS50
87.4 MB/sec
500
2.53 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)536
2.71 MB/sec
442
20.9 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression469
22.2 Mpixels/sec
423
1.19 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)337
951.3 KTE/sec
356
418.4 KElements/sec		HTML5349
410.0 KElements/sec
369
115.7 Krows/sec		SQLite449
140.7 Krows/sec
388
21.0 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering429
23.3 Mpixels/sec
314
100.2 KB/sec		Text Rendering349
111.3 KB/sec
389
3.03 Klines/sec		Clang445
3.47 Klines/sec
329
3.81 images/sec		Camera334
3.87 images/sec
343
428.8 Kpairs/sec		N-Body Physics375
469.6 Kpairs/sec
407
2520.1 FPS		Rigid Body Physics442
2738.9 FPS
433
23.8 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur365
20.1 Mpixels/sec
503
3.87 images/sec		Face Detection450
3.46 images/sec
484
11.9 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection473
11.7 Mpixels/sec
799
39.2 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting601
29.5 Mpixels/sec
814
11.1 Mpixels/sec		HDR779
10.6 Mpixels/sec
533
427.9 Kpixels/sec		Ray Tracing492
394.7 Kpixels/sec
347
3.11 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion269
2.41 Kpixels/sec
542
17.3 Words/sec		Speech Recognition491
15.7 Words/sec
239
9.25 images/sec		Machine Learning174
6.74 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1322Multi-Core Score1190
145Crypto Score188
1382Integer Score1235
1389Floating Point Score 1260
145
252.8 MB/sec		AES-XTS188
327.7 MB/sec
2097
10.6 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)1855
9.38 MB/sec
1664
78.7 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression1683
79.6 Mpixels/sec
1270
3.58 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)657
1.85 MTE/sec
1271
1.49 MElements/sec		HTML51271
1.49 MElements/sec
1280
400.9 Krows/sec		SQLite1581
495.3 Krows/sec
1444
78.4 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering1325
71.9 Mpixels/sec
1101
350.8 KB/sec		Text Rendering858
273.5 KB/sec
1460
11.4 Klines/sec		Clang1341
10.5 Klines/sec
1096
12.7 images/sec		Camera1061
12.3 images/sec
1441
1.80 Mpairs/sec		N-Body Physics1173
1.47 Mpairs/sec
1597
9893.1 FPS		Rigid Body Physics1542
9552.5 FPS
1026
56.4 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur1256
69.0 Mpixels/sec
1456
11.2 images/sec		Face Detection1566
12.1 images/sec
1630
40.2 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection1374
33.9 Mpixels/sec
2226
109.2 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting1719
84.3 Mpixels/sec
2521
34.3 Mpixels/sec		HDR2393
32.6 Mpixels/sec
1584
1.27 Mpixels/sec		Ray Tracing1766
1.42 Mpixels/sec
1020
9.14 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion829
7.43 Kpixels/sec
1389
44.4 Words/sec		Speech Recognition1035
33.1 Words/sec
527
20.3 images/sec		Machine Learning416
16.1 images/sec