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Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3540M can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: rPGA988B

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3540M CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i7-3540M CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 27.59

Overall Rank:
2494th fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
1795th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
567th fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $108.02 USD (2024-06-12)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2980
Single Thread Rating
1793

Samples: 676*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,786
Thread: 1,848

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math10,166 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,218 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,376 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption841.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression46,675 KBytes/Sec
Physics276 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,956 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,793 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,083
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,482
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,836
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,803
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,731
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
 2,980
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.49
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
 27.59
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.25
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,421
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
 1,793
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2248841 - Nov 18 2024
3256
BL2248840 - Nov 18 2024
2891
BL2248839 - Nov 18 2024
3227
BL2241659 - Nov 10 2024
2376
BL2234235 - Nov 01 2024
3349
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
 2,980
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,805 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,695 (-9.6%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,562 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,866 (-3.8%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,883 (-3.3%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,467 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 1,657 (-44.4%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,969 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,719 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,495 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i7-4500U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,487 (-16.5%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,457 (-17.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,099
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,914
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,816
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,585
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,262
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,213
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,200
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,143
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 6,008
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H
 5,940
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
 546