Intel Core i5-3450S vs Intel Core i5-540M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,818

Rank #1,012

vs
4,276

Rank #1,554

4,818
4,276

Core i5-3450S wins by 11.2% (Rank #1012 vs #1554)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,935

Rank #982

vs
4,225

Rank #1,551

4,935
4,225

Core i5-3450S wins by 14.4% (Rank #982 vs #1551)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,643

Rank #1,038

vs
4,352

Rank #1,574

4,643
4,352

Core i5-3450S wins by 6.3% (Rank #1038 vs #1574)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,623

Rank #910

vs
4,509

Rank #1,464

4,623
4,509

Core i5-3450S wins by 2.5% (Rank #910 vs #1464)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,581

Rank #955

vs
4,484

Rank #1,426

4,581
4,484

Core i5-3450S wins by 2.1% (Rank #955 vs #1426)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,610

Rank #934

vs
4,488

Rank #1,481

4,610
4,488

Core i5-3450S wins by 2.6% (Rank #934 vs #1481)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i5-3450S Core i5-540M Diff
Cores
4
2
+50%
Threads
4
4
0%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
2,533 MHz
+9.5%
Clock Multiplier --
19x
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
3 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
26 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
22 nm
32 nm
31.3% less

General Information

Specification Core i5-3450S Core i5-540M
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number i5-3450S --
Core Name -- Arrandale
Socket FCLGA1155 Socket G1
Package -- rPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4 --
Market Segment -- Mobile
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

Core i5-3450S
Intel
Core i5-540M
Intel

Model Number

Core i5-3450S
i5-3450S
Core i5-540M
--

Core Name

Core i5-3450S
--
Core i5-540M
Arrandale

Socket

Core i5-3450S
FCLGA1155
Core i5-540M
Socket G1

Package

Core i5-3450S
--
Core i5-540M
rPGA

Memory Type

Core i5-3450S
DDR3 1333/1600
Core i5-540M
DDR3

ECC Support

Core i5-3450S
No
Core i5-540M
--

PCIe Revision

Core i5-3450S
3.0
Core i5-540M
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i5-3450S
up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Core i5-540M
--

Market Segment

Core i5-3450S
--
Core i5-540M
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core i5-3450S
--
Core i5-540M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i5-3450S Core i5-540M
Process 22 nm 32 nm
Die Area -- 81 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core i5-3450S
22 nm
Core i5-540M
32 nm

Die Area

Core i5-3450S
--
Core i5-540M
81 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i5-3450S
--
Core i5-540M
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i5-3450S
--
Core i5-540M
Intel

Word Size

Core i5-3450S
64-bit
Core i5-540M
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i5-3450S Core i5-540M
GPU HD Graphics 2500 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz --

GPU

Core i5-3450S
HD Graphics 2500
Core i5-540M
--

GPU Designer

Core i5-3450S
Intel
Core i5-540M
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i5-3450S
1100 MHz
Core i5-540M
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i5-3450S Core i5-540M
AES
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64