Processor Number i7-740QM # of Cores 4 # of Threads 8 Clock Speed 1.73 GHz Max Turbo Frequency 2.93 GHz Intel® Smart Cache 6 MB DMI 2.5 GT/s Instruction Set 64-bit Instruction Set Extensions SSE4.2 Embedded Options Available No Lithography 45 nm Max TDP 45 W TJUNCTION 100°C Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm Processing Die Size 296 mm2 # of Processing Die Transistors 774 million Sockets Supported PGA988 Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 1.0 Intel® vPro Technology Yes Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology Yes Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes Intel® 64 Yes Idle States Yes Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology Yes Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes