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AMD Athlon II X3 425 logo Intel Core i3-540 logo
General information Athlon II X3 425 Core i3-540
Launched Q3 2009 Q1 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD Intel
Socket AM3 LGA1156
Series Name AMD Athlon II X3 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Rana Clarkdale
Clock 2.7 GHz 12.9 % 3.1 GHz 0 %
Cores 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Threads 3 25 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 73 W 23.2 %
Lithography 45 nm 0 % 32 nm 28.9 %
L1 Cache 3 × 64 kB Instruction
3 × 64 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 3 × 512 kB
2 × 256 kB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Athlon II X3 425 Core i3-540
Overall Score 31572 0 % 31440 0.4 %
Future Proof 14 % 17.6 % 17 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 994 0 % 977 1.7 %
Single Thread Score 1086.4 14.6 % 1272.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 2289.3 MB/s 0 % 2262.5 MB/s 1.2 %
Compressing Data 35 MB/s 0 % 33.2 MB/s 5 %
String objects sorting 4360.4 thousand/s 4.2 % 4553.3 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 6 millions/s 40.5 % 10.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 4713 millions/s 42 % 8119.4 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3636.3 millions/s 0 % 3517.5 millions/s 3.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Athlon II X3 425, Core i3-540.

Average frames per second Athlon II X3 425 Core i3-540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 48.9 FPS 48.5 FPS
High settings 78.2 FPS 77.6 FPS
Medium settings 97.8 FPS 97.0 FPS
Low settings 122.2 FPS 121.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %

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 Athlon II X3 425 Core i3-540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.1 FPS 106.0 FPS
High settings 169.8 FPS 169.5 FPS
Medium settings 212.3 FPS 211.9 FPS
Low settings 265.4 FPS 264.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %
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