Intel Core i7-3540M vs AMD A8-6600K
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-3540M and AMD A8-6600K. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 643 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 520 |
| 1433 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 1428 |
| 2856 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 1758 | PassMark Single Thread Rating |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-3540M | Processor | AMD A8-6600K |
| 3000 MHz | Frequency | 3900 MHz |
| 3700 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4200 MHz |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 35 W | TDP | 100 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 | GPU | Radeon HD 8570D |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Richland |
| FCBGA1023, FCPGA988 | Package | Socket FM2 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 632 | Single-Core Score | 522 |
| 1614 | Multi-Core Score | 1375 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) |
| SIEMENS AG SIMATIC Field PG M4 | Model | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To be filled by O.E.M. |
| SIEMENS AG A5E31759447 | Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. F2A88XN-WIFI |
| SIMATIC PG | Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-3540M | Name | AMD A8-6600K |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 19 Stepping 1 |
| 2.99 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.89 GHz |
| 3691 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4191 MHz |
| Socket 988B rPGA | Package | Socket FM2 (904) |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Richland |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 2 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 16.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB x 2 |
| 4.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache |
Memory Information
| 16.00 GB | Size | 4.00 GB |
| 798 MHz | Frequency | 665 MHz |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| 2 | Channels | 1 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 632 | Single-Core Score | 522 |
|---|---|---|
| 726 | Crypto Score | 769 |
| 600 | Integer Score | 530 |
| 687 | Floating Point Score | 462 |
| 726 1.24 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 769 1.31 GB/sec |
| 644 3.26 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 649 3.28 MB/sec |
| 736 34.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 702 33.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 647 1.83 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 450 1.27 MTE/sec |
| 435 510.7 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 501 588.8 KElements/sec |
| 571 178.9 Krows/sec | SQLite | 544 170.5 Krows/sec |
| 629 34.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 540 29.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 610 194.2 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 416 132.4 KB/sec |
| 592 4.61 Klines/sec | Clang | 543 4.23 Klines/sec |
| 582 6.75 images/sec | Camera | 485 5.62 images/sec |
| 488 610.4 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 341 426.2 Kpairs/sec |
| 668 4141.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 458 2840.4 FPS |
| 589 32.4 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 227 12.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 619 4.76 images/sec | Face Detection | 503 3.88 images/sec |
| 660 16.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 410 10.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 939 46.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 997 48.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1205 16.4 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1025 14.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 797 640.3 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 602 483.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 547 4.90 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 385 3.45 Kpixels/sec |
| 720 23.0 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 452 14.4 Words/sec |
| 582 22.5 images/sec | Machine Learning | 264 10.2 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 1614 | Multi-Core Score | 1375 |
|---|---|---|
| 1641 | Crypto Score | 1163 |
| 1579 | Integer Score | 1396 |
| 1684 | Floating Point Score | 1364 |
| 1641 2.80 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1163 1.98 GB/sec |
| 1980 10.0 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1644 8.32 MB/sec |
| 1938 91.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 2128 100.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1605 4.53 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 706 1.99 MTE/sec |
| 1256 1.48 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 1514 1.78 MElements/sec |
| 1357 425.2 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1779 557.3 Krows/sec |
| 1723 93.5 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1459 79.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 1563 498.0 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 957 304.8 KB/sec |
| 1510 11.8 Klines/sec | Clang | 1686 13.1 Klines/sec |
| 1426 16.5 images/sec | Camera | 1285 14.9 images/sec |
| 1704 2.13 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 860 1.08 Mpairs/sec |
| 2016 12492.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1726 10691.8 FPS |
| 1322 72.7 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1457 80.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1613 12.4 images/sec | Face Detection | 1862 14.3 images/sec |
| 1825 45.0 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 1240 30.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 2520 123.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2365 116.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 2986 40.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 2918 39.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2124 1.71 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1996 1.60 Mpixels/sec |
| 1213 10.9 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1178 10.6 Kpixels/sec |
| 1342 42.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 819 26.2 Words/sec |
| 889 34.4 images/sec | Machine Learning | 457 17.7 images/sec |