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Intel logo Core i3-540
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General information Core i3-540 Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Launched Q1 2010 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA1156 AM2
Clock 3.1 GHz 0 % 2 GHz 35.5 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 2 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 W 0 % 65 W 11 %
Performance Core i3-540 Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Overall Score 31563 0 % 25182 20.2 %
Future Proof 17 % 0 % 10 % 41.2 %
Benchmark Score 992 0 % 402 59.5 %
Single Thread Score 1264.7 0 % 655.4 48.2 %
Encrypting Data 2288.6 MB/s 0 % 924.6 MB/s 59.6 %
Compressing Data 32.9 MB/s 0 % 13.8 MB/s 58.1 %
String objects sorting 4548.7 thousand/s 0 % 1898.8 thousand/s 58.3 %
Prime numbers generation 10 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 70.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 8071 millions/s 0 % 2273.6 millions/s 71.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3482.5 millions/s 0 % 1394.6 millions/s 60 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-540, Athlon 64 X2 3600+.

Average frames per second Core i3-540 Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 48.6 FPS 33.2 FPS
High settings 77.7 FPS 53.2 FPS
Medium settings 97.1 FPS 66.5 FPS
Low settings 121.4 FPS 83.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i3-540 Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.2 FPS 95.0 FPS
High settings 169.9 FPS 152.1 FPS
Medium settings 212.4 FPS 190.1 FPS
Low settings 265.5 FPS 237.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.5 %
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