Intel Core i3-540 vs AMD Athlon II X3 445
What is the difference between Intel Core i3-540 and AMD Athlon II X3 445. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 444 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 369 |
| 1002 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 971 |
| 1499 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 1771 |
| 1270 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1281 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i3-540 | Processor | AMD Athlon II X3 445 |
| 3070 MHz | Frequency | 3100 MHz |
| 2 | Cores | 3 |
| 4 | Threads | 3 |
| 73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | GPU | |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Rana |
| FCLGA1156 | Package | Socket AM3 (938) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 451 | Single-Core Score | 368 |
| 928 | Multi-Core Score | 979 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G65) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010) | Model | System manufacturer System Product Name |
| iMac11,2 | Model ID | |
| Apple Inc. Mac-F2238AC8 | Motherboard | ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4A77TD |
| Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i3-540 | Name | AMD Athlon II X3 445 |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 3 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 5 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 5 Stepping 3 |
| 3.06 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.11 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3113 MHz | |
| Package | Socket AM3 (938) | |
| Codename | Rana | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 3 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 64.0 KB x 3 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 3 |
| 4.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache |
Memory Information
| 12.00 GB | Size | 8.00 GB |
| Frequency | 669 MHz | |
| 1333 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR3 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 1 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 451 | Single-Core Score | 368 |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Crypto Score | 59 |
| 442 | Integer Score | 419 |
| 535 | Floating Point Score | 310 |
| 54 95.1 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 59 103.0 MB/sec |
| 449 2.27 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 460 2.33 MB/sec |
| 527 25.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 546 25.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 411 1.16 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 371 1.05 MTE/sec |
| 352 413.8 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 445 522.6 KElements/sec |
| 470 147.3 Krows/sec | SQLite | 425 133.1 Krows/sec |
| 462 25.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 426 23.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 346 110.2 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 369 117.7 KB/sec |
| 480 3.74 Klines/sec | Clang | 419 3.26 Klines/sec |
| 525 6.09 images/sec | Camera | 340 3.94 images/sec |
| 361 452.0 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 201 251.6 Kpairs/sec |
| 737 4569.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 453 2807.8 FPS |
| 474 26.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 201 11.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 571 4.40 images/sec | Face Detection | 280 2.15 images/sec |
| 544 13.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 314 7.73 Mpixels/sec |
| 922 45.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 530 26.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 972 13.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 671 9.14 Mpixels/sec |
| 618 496.4 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 400 321.4 Kpixels/sec |
| 414 3.71 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 235 2.11 Kpixels/sec |
| 475 15.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 277 8.85 Words/sec |
| 239 9.25 images/sec | Machine Learning | 170 6.56 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 928 | Multi-Core Score | 979 |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Crypto Score | 174 |
| 990 | Integer Score | 1108 |
| 932 | Floating Point Score | 833 |
| 90 157.5 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 174 304.2 MB/sec |
| 1180 5.97 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1301 6.58 MB/sec |
| 1251 59.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1580 74.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 808 2.28 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 646 1.82 MTE/sec |
| 824 967.8 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 1328 1.56 MElements/sec |
| 983 308.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1220 382.2 Krows/sec |
| 1072 58.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1151 62.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 809 257.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 861 274.3 KB/sec |
| 1067 8.32 Klines/sec | Clang | 1239 9.65 Klines/sec |
| 1019 11.8 images/sec | Camera | 950 11.0 images/sec |
| 748 935.3 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 533 666.7 Kpairs/sec |
| 1443 8938.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1334 8264.4 FPS |
| 798 43.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 684 37.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 898 6.91 images/sec | Face Detection | 842 6.48 images/sec |
| 1117 27.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 848 20.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1271 62.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1292 63.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 2155 29.4 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1821 24.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1153 925.9 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1250 1.00 Mpixels/sec |
| 727 6.51 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 671 6.01 Kpixels/sec |
| 647 20.7 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 643 20.6 Words/sec |
| 359 13.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 306 11.8 images/sec |