Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i7-740QM vs HP Athlon II X2 215

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Intel Core i7-740QM:Intel® Core™ i7
- Athlon II X2 215:AMD Athlon II X2
Processor model
- Intel Core i7-740QM:i7-740QM
- Athlon II X2 215:215
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i7-740QM:1.73 GHz
- Athlon II X2 215:2.7 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Core i7-740QM:4
- Athlon II X2 215:2
Processor socket
- Intel Core i7-740QM:PGA988
- Athlon II X2 215:Socket AM2+/AM3
Processor threads
- Intel Core i7-740QM:8
- Athlon II X2 215:2
Processor cache
- Intel Core i7-740QM:6 MB
- Athlon II X2 215:1 MB
Processor cache type
- Intel Core i7-740QM:L3
- Athlon II X2 215:L2

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Comparison of Intel Core i7-740QM, Athlon II X2 215
58 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i7-740QM View product	B HP Athlon II X2 215 View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Athlon II X2
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i7-740QM	215
Processor base frequencyDiffers	1.73 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor socketDiffers	PGA988	Socket AM2+/AM3
Processor lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsDiffers	8	2
System bus rateKnown for one	2.5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.93 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	1 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	L2
L3 cache speedKnown for one	1.73 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	45 W	65 W
Compatible chipsetsKnown for one	Intel® HM55 Express, Intel® PM55 Express, Intel® QM57 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	B1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	21 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBQG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533 MHz
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentKnown for one	Mobile	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	774 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	296 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AMD Cool'n'Quiet TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AMD HyperTransport TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AMD Virtualization TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
TjunctionKnown for one	100 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 - 74 °C
Maximum operating temperatureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	74 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board memory controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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