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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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

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: 22.82

Overall Rank: 1787

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

Average CPU Mark

2922

Single Thread Rating: 1772
Samples: 590*
*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 Math	10,017 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,146 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	819.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	44.8 MBytes/Sec
Physics	275 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,913 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,772 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of September 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of September 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of September 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$128.02 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	Lenovo IdeaPad 3 11 Chromebook Laptop, 11.6" HD Display, Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Intel UHD Graphics 600, Chrome OS, Onyx Black	$105.91 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-36UT, 15.6" Full HD Display, 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor, 4GB DDR4, 128GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Home (S Mode)	$322.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop, 15.6 inches Full HD IPS Display, AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, Vega 3 Graphics, 4GB DDR4, 128GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 in S Mode, A515-43-R19L, Silver	$339.14 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Chromebook S330 Laptop, 14-Inch FHD Display, MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS	$181.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 15 5510 15.6 Inch Laptop, FHD Non-Touch Display - Intel Core i7-11390H, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 Graphics, Windows 11 Home - Platinum Silver	$999.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 28th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,256
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,046
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,352
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,950
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,462
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,233
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,142
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,035
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,068
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		6,975
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz		2,922

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.41
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz		22.82
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		18.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.61
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,832
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,074
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,700
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,633
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,474
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,318
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		2,074
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,974
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz		1,772

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1627195 - Sep 10 2022		3244
BL1619002 - Aug 26 2022		3256
BL1615583 - Aug 20 2022		3197
BL5020711 - Aug 15 2022		3522
BL5020681 - Aug 15 2022		2387

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz
As of 28th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz		2,922
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		2,521
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,854
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz		2,419
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz		2,776
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz		2,412
AMD A10-4600M APU		1,919
Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz		2,680
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz		2,658
Intel Core i5-4300U @ 1.90GHz		2,512
Intel Core i7-4500U @ 1.80GHz		2,474
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz		2,439
Intel Core i7-3537U @ 2.00GHz		2,280

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