AMD Ryzen 5 7540U vs Intel Core i3-10100F

Last updated: 2023-11-02

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 7540U		Intel Core i3-10100F
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 7540U or Intel Core i3-10100F - 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 Ryzen 5 7540U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U was released in Q3/2023. The Intel Core i3-10100F has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-10100F was released in Q4/2020.

AMD Ryzen 5 (85)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)	CPU group	Intel Core i 10000 (43)
6	Generation	10
Phoenix (Zen 4)	Architecture	Comet Lake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i3-9100F
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz). The Intel Core i3-10100F has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.30 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-10100F
6	Cores	4
12	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	3.60 GHz
4.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.10 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-10100F
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The 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.
AMD Radeon 740M	GPU	no iGPU
0.80 GHz	GPU frequency	--
2.50 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
10	GPU Generation	--
4 nm	Technology
4	Max. displays
4	Compute units	--
256	Shader	--
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
AMD FSR	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A 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.
AMD Radeon 740M	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-10100F can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-10100F
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500	Memory	DDR4-2666
256 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
6.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
20	PCIe lanes	16
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i3-10100F is 65 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-10100F
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U has a 22.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-10100F cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-10100F
4 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP8	Socket	LGA 1200
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2023	Release date	Q4/2020
--	Release price	79 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U (100%)

Intel Core i3-10100F (64%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U (100%)

Intel Core i3-10100F (62%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	1700 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1135 (67%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	6915 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	4365 (63%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	2402 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1446 (60%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	7841 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	4769 (61%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	64 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	295 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1141 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	5612 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	448 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	2284 (100%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz	1280 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	8722 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	460 (100%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2417 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	191 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1001 (100%)

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