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Intel logo Core i5-670
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General information Core i5-670 Core i3-540
Launched Q1 2010 Q1 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1156 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Clarkdale Clarkdale
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 11.4 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 W 0 % 73 W 0 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 2 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 4 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics Intel HD Graphics
Performance Core i5-670 Core i3-540
Overall Score 35774 0 % 31563 11.8 %
Future Proof 17 % 0 % 17 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1638 0 % 993 39.4 %
Single Thread Score 1539.2 0 % 1276.1 17.1 %
Encrypting Data 3777 MB/s 0 % 2284.4 MB/s 39.5 %
Compressing Data 39.7 MB/s 0 % 33.2 MB/s 16.3 %
String objects sorting 5639.8 thousand/s 0 % 4594.4 thousand/s 18.5 %
Prime numbers generation 10.9 millions/s 0 % 10 millions/s 8.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10025.7 millions/s 0 % 7990.3 millions/s 20.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 4179.4 millions/s 0 % 3475.5 millions/s 16.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-670, Core i3-540.

Average frames per second Core i5-670 Core i3-540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.0 FPS 48.6 FPS
High settings 97.6 FPS 77.7 FPS
Medium settings 122.0 FPS 97.1 FPS
Low settings 152.4 FPS 121.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.4 %

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 i5-670 Core i3-540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.6 FPS 106.3 FPS
High settings 181.8 FPS 170.0 FPS
Medium settings 227.3 FPS 212.5 FPS
Low settings 284.1 FPS 265.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.5 %
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