Intel Core i3-540 vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950
What is the difference between Intel Core i3-540 and AMD Phenom II X4 N950. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 444 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 275 |
| 1002 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 990 |
| 1499 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 1270 | PassMark Single Thread Rating |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i3-540 | Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 N950 |
| 3070 MHz | Frequency | 2100 MHz |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 73 W | TDP | 35 W |
| Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | GPU | |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Caspian |
| FCLGA1156 | Package | Socket S1 (638) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 451 | Single-Core Score | 272 |
| 928 | Multi-Core Score | 1000 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.3.1 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 | ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K72Dr |
| iMac11,2 | Model ID | |
| Apple Inc. Mac-F2238AC8 | Motherboard | ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K72Dr |
| Power Plan | Ausbalanciert |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i3-540 | Name | AMD Phenom II X4 N950 |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 5 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 5 Stepping 3 |
| 3.06 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.09 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 2.09 GHz | |
| Package | Socket S1 (638) | |
| Codename | Caspian | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 64.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 4 |
| 4.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache |
Memory Information
| 12.00 GB | Size | 8.00 GB |
| Frequency | 664 MHz | |
| 1333 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR3 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 451 | Single-Core Score | 272 |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Crypto Score | 40 |
| 442 | Integer Score | 307 |
| 535 | Floating Point Score | 234 |
| 54 95.1 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 40 70.3 MB/sec |
| 449 2.27 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 359 1.82 MB/sec |
| 527 25.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 375 17.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 411 1.16 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 321 905.4 KTE/sec |
| 352 413.8 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 316 371.3 KElements/sec |
| 470 147.3 Krows/sec | SQLite | 287 90.0 Krows/sec |
| 462 25.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 305 16.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 346 110.2 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 277 88.2 KB/sec |
| 480 3.74 Klines/sec | Clang | 308 2.40 Klines/sec |
| 525 6.09 images/sec | Camera | 236 2.74 images/sec |
| 361 452.0 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 168 209.9 Kpairs/sec |
| 737 4569.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 313 1939.2 FPS |
| 474 26.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 177 9.70 Mpixels/sec |
| 571 4.40 images/sec | Face Detection | 193 1.49 images/sec |
| 544 13.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 223 5.49 Mpixels/sec |
| 922 45.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 422 20.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 972 13.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 479 6.53 Mpixels/sec |
| 618 496.4 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 274 220.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 414 3.71 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 161 1.45 Kpixels/sec |
| 475 15.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 237 7.57 Words/sec |
| 239 9.25 images/sec | Machine Learning | 135 5.21 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 928 | Multi-Core Score | 1000 |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Crypto Score | 160 |
| 990 | Integer Score | 1126 |
| 932 | Floating Point Score | 866 |
| 90 157.5 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 160 279.0 MB/sec |
| 1180 5.97 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1389 7.02 MB/sec |
| 1251 59.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1479 70.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 808 2.28 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 860 2.43 MTE/sec |
| 824 967.8 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 1235 1.45 MElements/sec |
| 983 308.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1123 351.8 Krows/sec |
| 1072 58.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1170 63.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 809 257.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 920 293.0 KB/sec |
| 1067 8.32 Klines/sec | Clang | 1223 9.53 Klines/sec |
| 1019 11.8 images/sec | Camera | 903 10.5 images/sec |
| 748 935.3 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 588 735.8 Kpairs/sec |
| 1443 8938.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1241 7689.4 FPS |
| 798 43.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 642 35.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 898 6.91 images/sec | Face Detection | 768 5.91 images/sec |
| 1117 27.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 842 20.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1271 62.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1533 75.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2155 29.4 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1856 25.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1153 925.9 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1138 914.1 Kpixels/sec |
| 727 6.51 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 630 5.64 Kpixels/sec |
| 647 20.7 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 796 25.4 Words/sec |
| 359 13.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 416 16.1 images/sec |