Intel Core i7-3540M vs Intel Core i7-3720QM

Intel Core i7-3540M
Intel Core i7-3720QM
2 Cores
4 Threads
3GHz Clock
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1023
Socket
BGA 1224
iGPU
HD 4000 1300MHz
330 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 4000 1250MHz
320 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 7% slower vs Core i7-3720QM
  • 8% faster vs Core i7-3540M
Core i7-3540M - GB6S 560
x1
Core i7-3720QM - GB6S 605
x1.08

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 44% slower vs Core i7-3720QM
  • 79% faster vs Core i7-3540M
Core i7-3540M - GB6M 1,145
x1
Core i7-3720QM - GB6M 2,050
x1.79
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-3720QM
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-3540M
Core i7-3540M - 25.6GB/s
x1
Core i7-3720QM - 25.6GB/s
x1
  • 22% lower vs Core i7-3720QM
  • 29% higher vs Core i7-3540M
Core i7-3540M - 35W
x1
Core i7-3720QM - 45W
x1.29
  • 3% faster vs Core i7-3720QM
  • 3% slower vs Core i7-3540M
Core i7-3540M - 330 GFLOPS FP32
x1.03
Core i7-3720QM - 320 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Ivy Bridge
Family
Core 3rd Gen
Family
Core 3rd Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge-H-2
Ivy Bridge-2C-GT2
Codename
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge-HE-4
Ivy Bridge-4C-GT2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/1/2013
Release Date
4/1/2012
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
22nm
Node
22nm
Die Size
118 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
Transistor Count
945 Million
Transistor Count
1.4 Billion
2 Cores
4 Cores
4 Threads
8 Threads
3GHz
3.7GHz Boost
2.6GHz
3.6GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
12-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
12-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
32GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
35W
TDP
45W
Temp
105°C Max
Temp
105°C Max
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
HD 4000 1300MHz
128 Shaders
1300MHz
330 GFLOPS FP32
HD 4000 1250MHz
128 Shaders
1250MHz
320 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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