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Intel logo Core i7-3540M
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General information Core i7-3540M Athlon X4 740
Launched Q1 2013 Q4 2012
Used in Mobile Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket rPGA988B FM2
Clock 3 GHz 6.3 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 2 50 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 W 46.2 % 65 W 0 %
Performance Core i7-3540M Athlon X4 740
Overall Score 37300 0 % 36118 3.2 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 33 % 2.9 %
Benchmark Score 1936 0 % 1702 12.1 %
Single Thread Score 1785.2 0 % 1364.4 23.6 %
Encrypting Data 4459.3 MB/s 0 % 3846.3 MB/s 13.7 %
Compressing Data 46.2 MB/s 0 % 42.8 MB/s 7.3 %
String objects sorting 6453.9 thousand/s 0 % 5401.2 thousand/s 16.3 %
Prime numbers generation 15.1 millions/s 0 % 10.9 millions/s 27.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10110 millions/s 42.3 % 17530.8 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 5242.5 millions/s 0 % 4792.8 millions/s 8.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3540M, Athlon X4 740.

Average frames per second Core i7-3540M Athlon X4 740
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 65.2 FPS 62.0 FPS
High settings 104.3 FPS 99.2 FPS
Medium settings 130.4 FPS 124.0 FPS
Low settings 163.0 FPS 155.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-3540M Athlon X4 740
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 115.9 FPS 114.0 FPS
High settings 185.4 FPS 182.4 FPS
Medium settings 231.8 FPS 228.1 FPS
Low settings 289.7 FPS 285.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %
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