Intel Core i7-3540M vs AMD FX-4300

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-3540M and AMD FX-4300. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

643Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score515
1433Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1414
2856PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1758PassMark Single Thread Rating

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-3540MProcessorAMD FX-4300
3000 MHzFrequency3800 MHz
3700 MHzMaximum Frequency4000 MHz
2Cores4
4Threads4
35 WTDP95 W
Intel HD Graphics 4000GPU
Ivy BridgeCodenameVishera
FCBGA1023, FCPGA988PackageSocket AM3+

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

632Single-Core Score524
1614Multi-Core Score1372
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
SIEMENS AG SIMATIC Field PG M4ModelGigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2
SIEMENS AG A5E31759447MotherboardGigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2
SIMATIC PGPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-3540MNameAMD FX-4300
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0
2.99 GHzBase Frequency3.82 GHz
3691 MHzMaximum Frequency4017 MHz
Socket 988B rPGAPackageSocket AM3+ (942)
Ivy BridgeCodenameVishera
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache64.0 KB x 2
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache16.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 2L2 Cache2.00 MB x 2
4.00 MB x 1L3 Cache4.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

16.00 GBSize4.00 GB
798 MHzFrequency803 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels1

Geekbench 5 result (single)

632Single-Core Score524
726Crypto Score811
600Integer Score532
687Floating Point Score 458
726
1.24 GB/sec
AES-XTS811
1.38 GB/sec
644
3.26 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)720
3.64 MB/sec
736
34.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression672
31.8 Mpixels/sec
647
1.83 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)461
1.30 MTE/sec
435
510.7 KElements/sec
HTML5501
587.8 KElements/sec
571
178.9 Krows/sec
SQLite542
169.9 Krows/sec
629
34.1 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering517
28.1 Mpixels/sec
610
194.2 KB/sec
Text Rendering413
131.5 KB/sec
592
4.61 Klines/sec
Clang549
4.28 Klines/sec
582
6.75 images/sec
Camera484
5.61 images/sec
488
610.4 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics430
537.7 Kpairs/sec
668
4141.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics443
2744.4 FPS
589
32.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur395
21.7 Mpixels/sec
619
4.76 images/sec
Face Detection486
3.74 images/sec
660
16.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection395
9.73 Mpixels/sec
939
46.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1039
51.0 Mpixels/sec
1205
16.4 Mpixels/sec
HDR954
13.0 Mpixels/sec
797
640.3 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing440
353.6 Kpixels/sec
547
4.90 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion298
2.67 Kpixels/sec
720
23.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition418
13.4 Words/sec
582
22.5 images/sec
Machine Learning237
9.17 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1614Multi-Core Score1372
1641Crypto Score1042
1579Integer Score1369
1684Floating Point Score 1434
1641
2.80 GB/sec
AES-XTS1042
1.78 GB/sec
1980
10.0 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1665
8.42 MB/sec
1938
91.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1920
90.8 Mpixels/sec
1605
4.53 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)708
2.00 MTE/sec
1256
1.48 MElements/sec
HTML51386
1.63 MElements/sec
1357
425.2 Krows/sec
SQLite1673
524.2 Krows/sec
1723
93.5 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1573
85.4 Mpixels/sec
1563
498.0 KB/sec
Text Rendering922
293.6 KB/sec
1510
11.8 Klines/sec
Clang1715
13.4 Klines/sec
1426
16.5 images/sec
Camera1294
15.0 images/sec
1704
2.13 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1394
1.74 Mpairs/sec
2016
12492.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1620
10039.5 FPS
1322
72.7 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1322
72.7 Mpixels/sec
1613
12.4 images/sec
Face Detection1752
13.5 images/sec
1825
45.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1240
30.6 Mpixels/sec
2520
123.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2583
126.7 Mpixels/sec
2986
40.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR2850
38.8 Mpixels/sec
2124
1.71 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1891
1.52 Mpixels/sec
1213
10.9 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1119
10.0 Kpixels/sec
1342
42.9 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1079
34.5 Words/sec
889
34.4 images/sec
Machine Learning483
18.7 images/sec