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Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz can be found below. 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?

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 23.08

Overall Rank: 2211

Last Price Change: $128.02 USD (2021-12-14)

Average CPU Mark
rating
2955

Single Thread Rating: 1770
Samples: 641*
*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 Math10,061 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,177 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,348 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption835.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression46,331 KBytes/Sec
Physics274 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,931 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,770 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of November 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 2023.
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 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,140
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,760
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,672
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,410
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,199
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 12,023
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,940
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,898
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
 2,955
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 52.56
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 32.03
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
 23.08
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.40
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 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,708
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,099
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,057
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,701
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,678
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,625
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,453
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,447
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
 1,770
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1949164 - Nov 18 2023
2593
BL1941631 - Nov 08 2023
3161
BL1938269 - Nov 03 2023
3307
BL1937937 - Nov 02 2023
3350
BL1934939 - Oct 29 2023
3269
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 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
 2,955
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,552 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,864 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,495 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,808 (-5.0%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,695 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,441 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 1,654 (-44.0%)
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,702 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,500 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i7-4500U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,483 (-16.0%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,425 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i7-3537U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3540M
 2,320 (-21.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 7,078
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,931
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,653
Intel Core i9-13905H
 6,560
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,237
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 6,192
Intel Core i7-13800H
 5,985
Intel Core i7-13620H
 5,869
Intel Core i9-13900H
 5,845
Intel Core i9-12900HK
 5,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 5,713
Intel Core i9-12900H
 5,707
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
 1,005