AMD Ryzen 5 7540U vs Intel Core i5-3470

Last updated: 2023-11-02

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 7540U		Intel Core i5-3470
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 7540U or Intel Core i5-3470 - 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 i5-3470 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3470 was released in Q2/2012.

AMD Ryzen 5 (85)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000 (31)
6	Generation	3
Phoenix (Zen 4)	Architecture	Ivy Bridge S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
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 i5-3470 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-3470
6	Cores	4
12	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
4.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.60 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 i5-3470
--	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	Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.80 GHz	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
2.50 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
10	GPU Generation	7
4 nm	Technology	22 nm
4	Max. displays	3
4	Compute units	6
256	Shader	48
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
AMD FSR	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.0

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	Intel HD Graphics 2500
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3470 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-3470
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500	Memory	DDR3-1600
256 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 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 i5-3470 is 77 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-3470
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	77 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U has a 22.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-3470 cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-3470
4 nm	Technology	22 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, AVX
FP8	Socket	LGA 1155
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2023	Release date	Q2/2012
--	Release price	184 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U (100%)

Intel Core i5-3470 (37%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U (100%)

Intel Core i5-3470 (31%)

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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	770 (45%)

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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	2566 (37%)

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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	703 (29%)

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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1943 (25%)

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 i5-3470 Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.10 GHz	106 (8%)

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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	682 (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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	2603 (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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1010 (100%)

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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	4679 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	833 (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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	350 (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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1350 (100%)

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