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Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-540 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 73 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 25.64

Overall Rank:
3331st fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2683rd fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
1018th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $60.00 USD (2024-11-29)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1538
Single Thread Rating
1271

Samples: 1540*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,626
Thread: 1,241

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz

Integer Math8,051 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,488 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,536 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption282.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression33,673 KBytes/Sec
Physics185 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions920 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,271 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$60.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$230.00 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,152
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
1,538
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K
148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.48
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
25.64
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
1,271
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2259213 - Nov 29 2024
1437
BL2253539 - Nov 23 2024
1702
BL2243246 - Nov 12 2024
1574
BL2233553 - Oct 31 2024
1687
BL2233474 - Oct 31 2024
1717
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
1,538
AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs Intel Core i3-540
1,576 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-540
1,859 (+20.8%)
AMD Phenom II X3 B75 vs Intel Core i3-540
1,781 (+15.8%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-540
1,843 (+19.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Core i3-540
1,775 (+15.4%)
AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs Intel Core i3-540
1,575 (+2.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i3-540
2,644 (+71.9%)
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-540
2,250 (+46.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core i3-540
2,237 (+45.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core i3-540
2,157 (+40.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core i3-540
2,081 (+35.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core i3-540
2,019 (+31.2%)

Is the Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,929
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
373