Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Pentium G3220 vs Dell i7-740QM processor

25specifications compared
18differ
7identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Pentium G3220 has 1.27 GHz more processor base frequency than the Dell i7-740QM processor (3 GHz vs 1.73 GHz). The Dell i7-740QM processor has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Pentium G3220 (4 vs 2). The Dell i7-740QM processor has 23 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Intel Pentium G3220 (45 nm vs 22 nm). Only the Acer Intel Pentium G3220 has on-board graphics card. Only the Acer Intel Pentium G3220 has Conflict-Free processor.

Processor family
- Intel Pentium G3220:Intel Pentium G
- i7-740QM processor:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Intel Pentium G3220:G3220
- i7-740QM processor:i7-740QM
Processor base frequency
- Intel Pentium G3220:3 GHz
- i7-740QM processor:1.73 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Pentium G3220:2
- i7-740QM processor:4
Processor socket
- Intel Pentium G3220:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- i7-740QM processor:PGA988
Processor lithography
- Intel Pentium G3220:22 nm
- i7-740QM processor:45 nm
Processor threads
- Intel Pentium G3220:2
- i7-740QM processor:8
System bus rate
- Intel Pentium G3220:5 GT/s
- i7-740QM processor:2.5 GT/s

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Comparison of Intel Pentium G3220, i7-740QM
68 specifications	A Acer Intel Pentium G3220 View product	B Dell i7-740QM processor Model i7-740QM View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel Pentium G	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	G3220	i7-740QM
Processor base frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	1.73 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	PGA988
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	45 nm
Package typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsDiffers	2	8
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
L3 cache speedKnown for one	3 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	53 W	45 W
Compatible chipsetsKnown for one	Intel® B85, Intel® H81, Intel® H87, Intel® Q85, Intel® Q87, Intel® Z87, Intel® Z97	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	C0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffers	DMI2	DMI
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21.3 GB/s	21 GB/s
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.93 GHz
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	32 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	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.7 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	350 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.2
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	PCG 2013C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	774 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	296 mm²
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 bit
Processor special features1 differ
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
Intel 64Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	72 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Processor cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6144 KB

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