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?

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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: 15.56

Overall Rank:
3339th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2695th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
1018th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $98.95 USD (2024-12-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1540

Single Thread Rating

1269

Samples: 1543*
*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 Math	8,053 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,489 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,534 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	283.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	33,685 KBytes/Sec
Physics	185 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	923 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,269 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$60.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$230.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz		1,540

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz		15.56
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz		1,269

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2279702 - Dec 15 2024		1693
BL2275651 - Dec 13 2024		1692
BL2268519 - Dec 07 2024		1613
BL2259213 - Nov 29 2024		1437
BL2253539 - Nov 23 2024		1702

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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz		1,540
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-540		1,892 (+22.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core i3-540		1,776 (+15.4%)
AMD Phenom 9450e Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-540		1,455 (-5.5%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e vs Intel Core i3-540		1,331 (-13.6%)
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 vs Intel Core i3-540		1,538 (-0.1%)
AMD Athlon II X3 415e vs Intel Core i3-540		1,441 (-6.4%)
AMD Phenom II X3 740 vs Intel Core i3-540		1,424 (-7.5%)
AMD Athlon 5150 APU vs Intel Core i3-540		1,388 (-9.9%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i3-540		1,161 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i3-2105 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-540		1,846 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i3-540		1,627 (+5.7%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs Intel Core i3-540		1,576 (+2.4%)

Is the Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz		372

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