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General information Core i3-540 Core2 Duo E6600
Launched Q1 2010 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1156 PLGA775
Clock 3.1 GHz 0 % 2.4 GHz 22.6 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 2 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 W 0 % 65 W 11 %
Performance Core i3-540 Core2 Duo E6600
Overall Score 31563 0 % 27913 11.6 %
Future Proof 17 % 0 % 10 % 41.2 %
Benchmark Score 992 0 % 607 38.8 %
Single Thread Score 1264.7 0 % 952.6 24.7 %
Encrypting Data 2288.6 MB/s 0 % 1373.6 MB/s 40 %
Compressing Data 32.9 MB/s 0 % 19.7 MB/s 40 %
String objects sorting 4548.7 thousand/s 0 % 2682.3 thousand/s 41 %
Prime numbers generation 10 millions/s 0 % 5.9 millions/s 40.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 8071 millions/s 0 % 3856.9 millions/s 52.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3482.5 millions/s 0 % 2016 millions/s 42.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-540, Core2 Duo E6600.

Average frames per second Core i3-540 Core2 Duo E6600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 48.6 FPS 38.6 FPS
High settings 77.7 FPS 61.7 FPS
Medium settings 97.1 FPS 77.1 FPS
Low settings 121.4 FPS 96.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.6 %

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 Core2 Duo E6600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.2 FPS 99.8 FPS
High settings 169.9 FPS 159.7 FPS
Medium settings 212.4 FPS 199.7 FPS
Low settings 265.5 FPS 249.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 6 %
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