AMD Athlon II X4 638 vs Intel Core i3-540

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AMD Athlon II X4 638

The AMD Athlon II X4 638 operates with 4 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at -- base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 65 W.The processor is attached to the FM1 CPU socket. This version includes -- of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1333 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Llano Architecture is enhanced with 32 nm technology and supports AMD-V. The product was launched on Q1/2012

Intel Core i3-540

The Intel Core i3-540 operates with 2 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at -- base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 73 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1156 CPU socket. This version includes 4.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 RAM and features 2.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Clarkdale Architecture is enhanced with 32 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT. The product was launched on Q1/2010

AMD Athlon II X4 638

Intel Core i3-540

AMD Athlon II X4 638

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2.70 GHz	Frequency	3.06 GHz
4	Cores	2
--	Turbo (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo (All Cores)	--
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking	No
normal	Core Architecture	normal
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
No turbo	GPU (Turbo)	0.73 GHz
32 nm	Technology	32 nm
No turbo	GPU (Turbo)	0.73 GHz
	DirectX Version	10.1
	Max. displays	2
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
2	Memory channels	2
	Max memory
No	ECC	Yes
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	0.50 MB
--	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
	PCIe version	2.0
	PCIe lanes	16
32 nm	Technology	32 nm
FM1	Socket	LGA 1156
65 W	TDP	73 W
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Q1/2012	Release date	Q1/2010
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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 Athlon II X4 638 377 (17%)

Intel Core i3-540 482 (21%)

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 Athlon II X4 638 1,327 (3%)

Intel Core i3-540 1,142 (2%)

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 Athlon II X4 638 (0%)

Intel Core i3-540 36 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’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 Athlon II X4 638 (0%)

Intel Core i3-540 1,515 (1%)

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AMD Athlon II X4 638		Intel Core i3-540
65 W	Max TDP	73 W
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