Intel Core i5-540M vs AMD FX-7500

What is the difference between Intel Core i5-540M and AMD FX-7500. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

412Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score334
891Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score868
1763PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1156PassMark Single Thread Rating
9703DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i5-540MProcessorAMD FX-7500
2530 MHzFrequency2100 MHz
3070 MHzMaximum Frequency3300 MHz
2Cores4
4Threads4
35 WTDP19 W
Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsGPURadeon R7 Series
ArrandaleCodenameKaveri
BGA1288, PGA988PackageSocket FP3 (906)

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

411Single-Core Score335
997Multi-Core Score1033
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)

System Information

macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14042)Operating SystemManjaro Linux
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2010)ModelLENOVO 80EC
MacBookPro6,2Model ID
Apple Inc. Mac-F22586C8 MacBookPro6,2MotherboardLENOVO Lancer 5B3

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i5-540MNameAMD FX-7500
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 2IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 48 Stepping 1
2.53 GHzBase Frequency2.10 GHz
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache96.0 KB x 2
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache16.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 2L2 Cache2.00 MB x 2
3.00 MB x 1L3 Cache

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize10.65 GB
1067 MT/sTransfer Rate
DDR3Type

Geekbench 5 result (single)

411Single-Core Score335
444Crypto Score545
394Integer Score339
442Floating Point Score 291
444
775.7 MB/sec
AES-XTS545
951.1 MB/sec
333
1.69 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)368
1.86 MB/sec
419
19.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression385
18.2 Mpixels/sec
321
905.0 KTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)372
1.05 MTE/sec
307
360.0 KElements/sec
HTML5329
386.7 KElements/sec
420
131.6 Krows/sec
SQLite355
111.2 Krows/sec
480
26.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering325
17.6 Mpixels/sec
398
126.7 KB/sec
Text Rendering287
91.6 KB/sec
443
3.45 Klines/sec
Clang354
2.76 Klines/sec
468
5.43 images/sec
Camera289
3.35 images/sec
232
290.3 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics203
254.2 Kpairs/sec
497
3078.1 FPS
Rigid Body Physics227
1404.6 FPS
318
17.5 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur205
11.3 Mpixels/sec
515
3.96 images/sec
Face Detection277
2.13 images/sec
468
11.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection231
5.70 Mpixels/sec
767
37.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting593
29.1 Mpixels/sec
881
12.0 Mpixels/sec
HDR649
8.85 Mpixels/sec
579
464.8 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing352
282.8 Kpixels/sec
394
3.53 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion250
2.24 Kpixels/sec
404
12.9 Words/sec
Speech Recognition284
9.08 Words/sec
227
8.78 images/sec
Machine Learning217
8.40 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

997Multi-Core Score1033
1084Crypto Score1270
980Integer Score1066
1019Floating Point Score 923
1084
1.85 GB/sec
AES-XTS1270
2.17 GB/sec
1333
6.74 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1244
6.29 MB/sec
1057
50.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1327
62.8 Mpixels/sec
1008
2.84 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)926
2.61 MTE/sec
813
955.1 KElements/sec
HTML51068
1.25 MElements/sec
919
288.0 Krows/sec
SQLite1210
379.2 Krows/sec
989
53.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1113
60.4 Mpixels/sec
867
276.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering826
263.3 KB/sec
1021
7.95 Klines/sec
Clang1126
8.77 Klines/sec
898
10.4 images/sec
Camera868
10.1 images/sec
740
926.0 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics551
689.8 Kpairs/sec
1525
9449.3 FPS
Rigid Body Physics828
5131.0 FPS
816
44.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur845
46.4 Mpixels/sec
1156
8.90 images/sec
Face Detection987
7.60 images/sec
1176
29.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection799
19.7 Mpixels/sec
1403
68.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1593
78.2 Mpixels/sec
1963
26.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR2165
29.5 Mpixels/sec
1412
1.13 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1149
922.8 Kpixels/sec
784
7.03 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion810
7.25 Kpixels/sec
758
24.2 Words/sec
Speech Recognition817
26.1 Words/sec
425
16.4 images/sec
Machine Learning521
20.1 images/sec