AMD FX-8140 vs Intel Core i3-540
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CPU comparisonAMD FX-8140 or Intel Core i3-540 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD FX-8140 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-8140 was released in Q4/2012. The Intel Core i3-540 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.06 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-540 was released in Q1/2010. |
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| AMD FX (30) | Family | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| AMD FX-8000 (11) | CPU group | Intel Core i3 500 (4) |
| 2 | Generation | 1 |
| Vishera (Bulldozer) | Architecture | Clarkdale |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD FX-8140 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.10 GHz). The Intel Core i3-540 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.06 GHz. |
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| AMD FX-8140 | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-540 |
| 8 | Cores | 2 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.20 GHz | Frequency | 3.06 GHz |
| 4.10 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| 4.10 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) |
| GPU frequency | 0.50 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.73 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 5 |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 12 |
| -- | Shader | 24 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD FX-8140 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-540 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| AMD FX-8140 | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-540 |
| DDR3-1866 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 29.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 0.50 MB |
| 8.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD FX-8140 has a TDP of 95 W, that of the Intel Core i3-540 is 73 W. |
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| AMD FX-8140 | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-540 |
| 95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 73 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD FX-8140 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-540 cache has a total of 4.50 MB. |
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| AMD FX-8140 | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-540 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| AM3+ | Socket | LGA 1156 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q4/2012 | Release date | Q1/2010 |
| -- | Release price | 117 $ |
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AMD FX-8140
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD FX-8140
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD FX-8140
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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AMD FX-8140
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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AMD FX-8140
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD FX-8140
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD FX-8140
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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