Intel Core i7-3540M vs Intel Core i7-4610Y

Intel Core i7-3540M
Intel Core i7-4610Y $415
2 Cores
4 Threads
3GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1023
Socket
BGA 1168
iGPU
HD 4000 1300MHz
330 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 4200 850MHz
270 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 20% slower vs Core i7-4610Y
  • 25% faster vs Core i7-3540M
Core i7-3540M - GB6S 560
x1
Core i7-4610Y - GB6S 700
x1.25

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 12% slower vs Core i7-4610Y
  • 14% faster vs Core i7-3540M
Core i7-3540M - GB6M 1,145
x1
Core i7-4610Y - GB6M 1,300
x1.14
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-4610Y
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-3540M
Core i7-3540M - 25.6GB/s
x1
Core i7-4610Y - 25.6GB/s
x1
  • 204% higher vs Core i7-4610Y
  • 67% lower vs Core i7-3540M
Core i7-3540M - 35W
x3.04
Core i7-4610Y - 11.5W
x1
  • 22% faster vs Core i7-4610Y
  • 18% slower vs Core i7-3540M
Core i7-3540M - 330 GFLOPS FP32
x1.22
Core i7-4610Y - 270 GFLOPS FP32
x1
GB6S 560
14%
GB6S 700
17%
GB6M 1,300
5%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Haswell
Family
Core 3rd Gen
Family
Core 4th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge-H-2
Ivy Bridge-2C-GT2
Codename
Haswell-ULX
-
Haswell-2C-GT3
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/1/2013
Release Date
9/1/2013
Foundry
Intel
-
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Node
22nm
-
Node
22nm
22nm (PCH Die)
Die Size
118 mm²
-
Die Size
181 mm²
52 mm² (PCH Die)
Transistor Count
945 Million
Transistor Count
1.3 Billion
2 Cores
2 Cores
4 Threads
4 Threads
3GHz
3.7GHz Boost
1.7GHz
2.9GHz 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
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
32GB
Max Memory
16GB
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
11.5W
6W cTDP Down
Temp
105°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x12 Lanes
HD 4000 1300MHz
128 Shaders
1300MHz
330 GFLOPS FP32
HD 4200 850MHz
160 Shaders
850MHz
270 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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