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Intel logo Core i3-540
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General information Core i3-540 Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Launched Q1 2010 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA1156 AM2
Clock 3.1 GHz 0 % 2.6 GHz 16.1 %
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 5000+
Overall Score 31563 0 % 26623 15.7 %
Future Proof 17 % 0 % 10 % 41.2 %
Benchmark Score 992 0 % 502 49.4 %
Single Thread Score 1278.6 0 % 885.8 30.7 %
Encrypting Data 2259.4 MB/s 0 % 1147.1 MB/s 49.2 %
Compressing Data 33.1 MB/s 0 % 18 MB/s 45.5 %
String objects sorting 4567 thousand/s 0 % 2593.6 thousand/s 43.2 %
Prime numbers generation 9.9 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 69.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 7990.3 millions/s 0 % 3085.5 millions/s 61.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3500 millions/s 0 % 1836.3 millions/s 47.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-540, Athlon 64 X2 5000+.

Average frames per second Core i3-540 Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 48.6 FPS 35.9 FPS
High settings 77.7 FPS 57.4 FPS
Medium settings 97.1 FPS 71.7 FPS
Low settings 121.4 FPS 89.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.1 %

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 5000+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.2 FPS 97.5 FPS
High settings 169.9 FPS 156.1 FPS
Medium settings 212.4 FPS 195.1 FPS
Low settings 265.5 FPS 243.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.2 %
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