Intel Core i7 3540M vs i5 3320M

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Intel Core i7 3540M

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CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 3540M

9.12 mPixels/s

Core i5 3320M

8.15 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 3540M

36.95 fps

Core i5 3320M

123.42 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3540M

6,134

Core i5 3320M

5,486

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3540M

2,951

Core i5 3320M

2,592

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3540M

2,455,000 MB/s

Core i5 3320M

2,140,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3540M

6,050

Core i5 3320M

5,309

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 3540M

4,678

Core i5 3320M

4,072

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 3540M

1,848

Core i5 3320M

1,636

summary	Core i7 3540M	i5 3320M
Clock speed	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Turbo clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Dual core
Socket type
BGA 1023
rPGA 988B
Is unlocked	No	No
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Supports trusted computing	Yes	Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
power consumption
TDP	35W	35W
Annual home energy cost	8.43 $/year	8.43 $/year
Performance per watt	25.32 pt/W	12.64 pt/W
Typical power consumption	28.44W	28.44W
bus
Architecture	DMI	DMI 2.0
Number of links	1	1
Transfer rate	5,000 MT/s	5,000 MT/s

details	Core i7 3540M	i5 3320M
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	4	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.5 MB/core	0.5 MB/core
L3 cache	4 MB	3 MB
L3 cache per core	2 MB/core	1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm	22 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Clock multiplier	30	26
Operating temperature	Unknown - 105°C	Unknown - 105°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.56 GHz	3.08 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked)	1,998.1	2,276.1
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.56 GHz	3.08 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Number of displays supported	3	3
GPU clock speed	650 MHz	650 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,300 MHz	1,200 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	No
Maximum bandwidth	12,800 MB/s	12,800 MB/s
Maximum memory size	32,768 MB	32,768 MB

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