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Intel Core i3-540 vs AMD A12-9720P
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-540
98 %
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
AMD A12-9720P
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-540
89 %
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
AMD A12-9720P
100 %
4C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
AMD A12-9720P
100 %
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-540
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
AMD A12-9720P
79 %
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | AMD A12-9720P |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | AMD A (112) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i3 500 (4) | AMD A12-9700 (2) |
| Architecture | Clarkdale | Excavator (Bristol Ridge) |
| Technology | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1156 | FP4 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | AMD A12-9720P |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 4x Excavator |
| Frequency: | 3.06 GHz | 2.70 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.60 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 2.90 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 0.50 MB | 2.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | AMD A12-9720P |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) | AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) |
| GPU frequency | 0.50 - 0.73 GHz | 0.76 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 24 | 8 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2010 | Q2/2016 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i3-540 | AMD A12-9720P |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | AMD A12-9720P |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) | DDR4-1866 (29.9 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | 3.0 x 8 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s | 7.9 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i3-540 | AMD A12-9720P |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 73 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 90 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | AMD A12-9720P |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Unknown |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 |
| Release date | Q1/2010 | Q4/2016 |
| Release price | 117 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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