Intel Core i7-3540M vs Intel Core i5-4258U

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-3540M and Intel Core i5-4258U. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

643Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score622
1433Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1416
2856PassMark CPU Mark Rating2502
1758PassMark Single Thread Rating1516
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score1451

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-3540MProcessorIntel Core i5-4258U
3000 MHzFrequency2400 MHz
3700 MHzMaximum Frequency2900 MHz
2Cores2
4Threads4
35 WTDP28 W
Intel HD Graphics 4000GPUIntel Iris Pro Graphics 5100
Ivy BridgeCodenameHaswell
FCBGA1023, FCPGA988PackageFCBGA1168

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

632Single-Core Score626
1614Multi-Core Score1336
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemmacOS 10.15.2 (Build 19C57)
SIEMENS AG SIMATIC Field PG M4ModelMacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Late 2013)
Model IDMacBookPro11,1
SIEMENS AG A5E31759447MotherboardApple Inc. Mac-189A3D4F975D5FFC MacBookPro11,1
SIMATIC PGPower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-3540MNameIntel Core i5-4258U
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 69 Stepping 1
2.99 GHzBase Frequency2.40 GHz
3691 MHzMaximum Frequency
Socket 988B rPGAPackage
Ivy BridgeCodename
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 2
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 2
256 KB x 2L2 Cache256 KB x 2
4.00 MB x 1L3 Cache3.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

16.00 GBSize8.00 GB
798 MHzFrequency
Transfer Rate1600 MT/s
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3
2Channels

Geekbench 5 result (single)

632Single-Core Score626
726Crypto Score765
600Integer Score581
687Floating Point Score 701
726
1.24 GB/sec
AES-XTS765
1.30 GB/sec
644
3.26 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)514
2.60 MB/sec
736
34.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression633
30.0 Mpixels/sec
647
1.83 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)535
1.51 MTE/sec
435
510.7 KElements/sec
HTML5558
655.8 KElements/sec
571
178.9 Krows/sec
SQLite580
181.8 Krows/sec
629
34.1 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering592
32.2 Mpixels/sec
610
194.2 KB/sec
Text Rendering624
198.7 KB/sec
592
4.61 Klines/sec
Clang586
4.57 Klines/sec
582
6.75 images/sec
Camera620
7.19 images/sec
488
610.4 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics483
604.1 Kpairs/sec
668
4141.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics740
4586.7 FPS
589
32.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur530
29.2 Mpixels/sec
619
4.76 images/sec
Face Detection677
5.21 images/sec
660
16.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection673
16.6 Mpixels/sec
939
46.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1174
57.6 Mpixels/sec
1205
16.4 Mpixels/sec
HDR1192
16.2 Mpixels/sec
797
640.3 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing841
675.1 Kpixels/sec
547
4.90 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion609
5.46 Kpixels/sec
720
23.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition522
16.7 Words/sec
582
22.5 images/sec
Machine Learning623
24.1 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1614Multi-Core Score1336
1641Crypto Score1857
1579Integer Score1263
1684Floating Point Score 1408
1641
2.80 GB/sec
AES-XTS1857
3.17 GB/sec
1980
10.0 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1546
7.82 MB/sec
1938
91.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1568
74.2 Mpixels/sec
1605
4.53 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1355
3.82 MTE/sec
1256
1.48 MElements/sec
HTML51017
1.19 MElements/sec
1357
425.2 Krows/sec
SQLite1288
403.5 Krows/sec
1723
93.5 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1247
67.6 Mpixels/sec
1563
498.0 KB/sec
Text Rendering1313
418.5 KB/sec
1510
11.8 Klines/sec
Clang1076
8.38 Klines/sec
1426
16.5 images/sec
Camera1077
12.5 images/sec
1704
2.13 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1167
1.46 Mpairs/sec
2016
12492.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1826
11313.6 FPS
1322
72.7 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1241
68.2 Mpixels/sec
1613
12.4 images/sec
Face Detection1101
8.47 images/sec
1825
45.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1329
32.8 Mpixels/sec
2520
123.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2024
99.3 Mpixels/sec
2986
40.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR2368
32.3 Mpixels/sec
2124
1.71 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1940
1.56 Mpixels/sec
1213
10.9 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1245
11.2 Kpixels/sec
1342
42.9 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1007
32.2 Words/sec
889
34.4 images/sec
Machine Learning957
37.0 images/sec