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Intel Core i7-940XM

Intel 940XM

The Intel Core i7 940XM Extreme Edition is a high-end processor  the fastest laptop processor at the time of announcement. It features 4 cores (quad core CPU) and Hyperthreading. Therefore, 8 threads can be worked on simultaneously.

Because of the Turbo Mode, the CPU is clocked with up to 3.3 GHz in single threaded applications. Using two cores, the CPU can clock up to 3.2 GHz and using all 4 cores, 2.4 GHz is the maximum clock rate. Therefore, even older games (single threaded) should run fluently with this mobile CPU altough the base clock speed is rather slow. The 940XM should provide enough power for all modern games and applications (in 2010).

The Core i7 9xx line has an integrated memory controller for DDR3 bars (1066 or 1333).Therefore, the memory performance is very good (compared to older CPUs with external memory controllers). Still this also leads to the higher TDP of the whole chip.

Core architecture is still very similar to the one used in the Core 2 CPUs.

The power consumption of up to 55 Watt (TDP) is quite high for a laptop CPU and because of the Turbo Mode, the power consumption should reach these high values.

SeriesIntel Core i7
CodenameClarksfield

Series: Core i7 Clarksfield

Intel Core i7-940XM « 2.13 - 3.33 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-920XM compare2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-840QM compare1.86 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-820QM compare1.73 - 3.06 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-740QM compare1.73 - 2.93 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-720QM compare1.6 - 2.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Clock Rate2130 - 3333 MHz
Front Side Bus2500
Level 1 Cache256 KB
Level 2 Cache1 MB
Level 3 Cache8 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 8
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)55 Watt
Transistor Count774 Million
Manufacturing Technology45 nm
Die Size296 mm2
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketRPGA989
Features2.5 GT/s DMI, Virtualization Technology, Execute Disable Bit, Enahnced Speedstep Technology, Enhanced Halt State (C1E), 64, Turbo Boost (max. 3.33 GHz), Hyper-Threading, Trusted Execution Technology
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$1096 U.S.
Announcement Date06/01/2010
Product Link (external)ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3.65     avg: 3.9     median: 3.9 (5%)     max: 4.05 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
11391 points (8%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 12642     avg: 13381     median: 13381 (9%)     max: 14120 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 4479     avg: 4488     median: 4488 (5%)     max: 4497 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 374     avg: 798     median: 798 (9%)     max: 1222 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 12     avg: 25.2     median: 25.2 (5%)     max: 38.36 s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 3884     avg: 4080     median: 4064 (9%)     max: 4293 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
12 s (3%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 699     avg: 700     median: 700 (3%)     max: 701 s
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Reviews for the Intel Core i7-940XM processor

 

Review Dell Precision M4500 (i7-940XM) Notebook

Workhorse. Dell's mobile workstation, Precision M4500, should especially satisfy high performance requirements and faces a simply unbeatable opponent. We've che...
Intel Core i7-940XM | NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M | 15.60" | 3.1 kg

Dell Precision M4500 Core i7-940XM: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M, 15.60", 3.1 kg
  External Review » Dell Precision M4500 Core i7-940XM

Cryo Libri Iceni: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI, 18.40", 5.6 kg
  External Review » Cryo Libri Iceni

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Other CPUs of the series Core i7

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» Intel Core i7-6920HQ
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» Intel Core i7-5950HQ
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» Intel Core i7-4930MX
   4x 3 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» Intel Core i7-6970HQ
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» Intel Core i7-6870HQ
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4980HQ
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» Intel Core i7-4910MQ
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» Intel Core i7-5850HQ
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3940XM
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» Intel Core i7-5700HQ
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» Intel Core i7-5750HQ
   4x 2.5 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-6820HK
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-6820HQ
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-6770HQ
   4x 2.6 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4900MQ
   4x 2.8 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4960HQ
   4x 2.6 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-6700HQ
   4x 2.6 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4810MQ
   4x 2.8 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4870HQ
   4x 2.5 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8665U
   4x 1.9 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3920XM
   4x 2.9 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4800MQ
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4950HQ
   4x 2.4 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4860HQ
   4x 2.4 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4720HQ
   4x 2.6 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3840QM
   4x 2.8 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4850HQ
   4x 2.3 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4710HQ
   4x 2.5 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4710MQ
   4x 2.5 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8565U
   4x 1.8 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4770HQ
   4x 2.2 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3820QM
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3740QM
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3720QM
   4x 2.6 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4700HQ
   4x 2.4 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4700MQ
   4x 2.4 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4760HQ
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4722HQ
   4x 2.4 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-2960XM
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» Intel Core i7-4712HQ
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» Intel Core i7-3630QM
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» Intel Core i7-4702HQ
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» Intel Core i7-4702MQ
   4x 2.2 GHz - 3.2 GHz
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» Intel Core i7-2920XM
   4x 2.5 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3615QM
   4x 2.3 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3610QM
   4x 2.3 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3632QM
   4x 2.2 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-2760QM
   4x 2.4 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-2820QM
   4x 2.3 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3612QM
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» Intel Core i7-2720QM
   4x 2.2 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i7-2675QM
   4x 2.2 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» Intel Core i7-2670QM
   4x 2.2 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» Intel Core i7-6567U
   2x 3.3 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-2635QM
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» Intel Core i7-2630QM
   4x 2 GHz - 2.9 GHz
» Intel Core i7-5557U
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» Intel Core i7-4610M
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   4x 2.13 GHz - 3.33 GHz
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   2x 2.9 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4578U
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   4x 2 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3540M
   2x 3 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4558U
   2x 2.8 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i7-6600U
   2x 2.6 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-6650U
   2x 2.2 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-6560U
   2x 2.2 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3520M
   2x 2.9 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-6500U
   2x 2.5 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» Intel Core i7-5600U
   2x 2.6 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-5650U
   2x 2.2 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-2640M
   2x 2.8 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-5500U
   2x 2.4 GHz - 3 GHz
» Intel Core i7-5550U
   2x 2 GHz - 3 GHz
» Intel Core i7-840QM
   4x 1.86 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-2620M
   2x 2.7 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4600U
   2x 2.1 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4650U
   2x 1.7 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i7-3687U
   2x 2.1 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i7-4510U
   2x 2 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» Intel Core i7-640M
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» Intel Core i7-820QM
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» Intel Core i7-3667U
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» Intel Core i7-4500U
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» Intel Core i7-4550U
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» Intel Core i7-3537U
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   2x 2.27 GHz - 3.07 GHz
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Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core i7-2635QM
   4x 2 GHz - 2.9 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-2630QM
   4x 2 GHz - 2.9 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-6287U
   2x 3.1 GHz - 3.5 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-5557U
   2x 3.1 GHz - 3.4 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-4610M
   2x 3 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-940XM
   4x 2.13 GHz - 3.33 GHz
- Intel Core i5-6267U
   2x 2.9 GHz - 3.3 GHz
- Intel Core i5-5287U
   2x 2.9 GHz - 3.3 GHz
- Intel Core i7-4600M
   2x 2.9 GHz - 3.6 GHz
- Intel Core i5-4340M
   2x 2.9 GHz - 3.6 GHz
- Intel Core i7-4578U
   2x 3 GHz - 3.5 GHz
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Klaus Hinum, 2010-05-29 (Update: 2012-07-18)