Nvidia Tegra 4 vs Intel Core i5 540M |
Expected July, 2013
Nvidia Tegra 4
- 1.9 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Nvidia Tegra 4
 | Newer manufacturing process 28 nms | | Slightly more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | More cores 4 |
by Sascha-Segan (Feb, 2013)Apple's A6 processor is speedy to be sure, but the Tegra 4 nuked it.
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Released January, 2010
Intel Core i5 540M
- 2.53 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 540M
| | Is hyperthreaded Yes | | More advanced architecture x86-64 |
| | Higher clock speed 2.53 GHz | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.39 GHz |
by Tech Radar (Jan, 2010)But that doesn't spoil what is still a fantastic new mobile processor family.
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Newer manufacturing process | 28 nms | vs | 32 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Slightly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core | |||
| More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | ARM | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.53 GHz | vs | 1.9 GHz | Around 35% higher clock speed | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.39 GHz | vs | 1.91 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.53 GHz | vs | 1.91 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Tegra 4 vs Core i5 540M
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Tegra 4 | vs | Core i5 540M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.53 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Is hyperthreaded | No | Yes | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.91 GHz | 2.39 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.91 GHz | 2.53 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.91 GHz | 2.39 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | N/A | 28.44W | |
details | Tegra 4 | vs | Core i5 540M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ARM | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 28 nms | 32 nms | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
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