Intel Core i3-540 vs AMD Phenom X4 9600B
What is the difference between Intel Core i3-540 and AMD Phenom X4 9600B. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 444 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 278 |
| 1002 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 986 |
| 1499 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 1270 | PassMark Single Thread Rating |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i3-540 | Processor | AMD Phenom X4 9600B |
| 3070 MHz | Frequency | 2300 MHz |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | GPU | |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Agena |
| FCLGA1156 | Package | Socket AM2+ (940) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 451 | Single-Core Score | 287 |
| 928 | Multi-Core Score | 1023 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G65) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) |
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010) | Model | Hewlett-Packard DC5850 |
| iMac11,2 | Model ID | |
| Apple Inc. Mac-F2238AC8 | Motherboard | Hewlett-Packard 3029h |
| Power Plan | Equilibrado |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i3-540 | Name | AMD Phenom X4 9600B |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 5 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 2 Stepping 3 |
| 3.06 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.29 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 2.29 GHz | |
| Package | Socket AM2+ (940) | |
| Codename | Agena | |
| 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 | 2.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 12.00 GB | Size | 5.00 GB |
| Frequency | 332 MHz | |
| 1333 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR3 | Type | DDR2 SDRAM |
| Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 451 | Single-Core Score | 287 |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Crypto Score | 43 |
| 442 | Integer Score | 325 |
| 535 | Floating Point Score | 246 |
| 54 95.1 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 43 75.4 MB/sec |
| 449 2.27 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 431 2.18 MB/sec |
| 527 25.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 400 18.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 411 1.16 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 336 948.8 KTE/sec |
| 352 413.8 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 328 385.1 KElements/sec |
| 470 147.3 Krows/sec | SQLite | 306 95.7 Krows/sec |
| 462 25.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 311 16.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 346 110.2 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 279 89.0 KB/sec |
| 480 3.74 Klines/sec | Clang | 327 2.54 Klines/sec |
| 525 6.09 images/sec | Camera | 247 2.86 images/sec |
| 361 452.0 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 208 260.8 Kpairs/sec |
| 737 4569.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 328 2032.1 FPS |
| 474 26.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 183 10.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 571 4.40 images/sec | Face Detection | 191 1.47 images/sec |
| 544 13.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 232 5.73 Mpixels/sec |
| 922 45.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 473 23.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 972 13.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 503 6.85 Mpixels/sec |
| 618 496.4 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 259 207.9 Kpixels/sec |
| 414 3.71 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 166 1.48 Kpixels/sec |
| 475 15.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 270 8.64 Words/sec |
| 239 9.25 images/sec | Machine Learning | 132 5.10 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 928 | Multi-Core Score | 1023 |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Crypto Score | 150 |
| 990 | Integer Score | 1150 |
| 932 | Floating Point Score | 893 |
| 90 157.5 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 150 261.3 MB/sec |
| 1180 5.97 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1538 7.78 MB/sec |
| 1251 59.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1549 73.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 808 2.28 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 725 2.04 MTE/sec |
| 824 967.8 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 1323 1.55 MElements/sec |
| 983 308.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1241 388.9 Krows/sec |
| 1072 58.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1143 62.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 809 257.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 831 264.8 KB/sec |
| 1067 8.32 Klines/sec | Clang | 1417 11.0 Klines/sec |
| 1019 11.8 images/sec | Camera | 922 10.7 images/sec |
| 748 935.3 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 721 902.6 Kpairs/sec |
| 1443 8938.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1283 7950.6 FPS |
| 798 43.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 691 38.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 898 6.91 images/sec | Face Detection | 815 6.28 images/sec |
| 1117 27.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 866 21.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1271 62.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1578 77.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 2155 29.4 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1879 25.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1153 925.9 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1251 1.00 Mpixels/sec |
| 727 6.51 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 667 5.97 Kpixels/sec |
| 647 20.7 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 704 22.5 Words/sec |
| 359 13.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 368 14.2 images/sec |