Compare processors

Intel logo Core i3-540
versus
Intel logo Core2 Duo E6400

Intel Core i3-540 logo Intel Core2 Duo E6400 logo
General information Core i3-540 Core2 Duo E6400
Launched Q1 2010 Q1 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1156 LGA775
Series Name Intel Core i3 Intel Core 2 Duo
Core Family Name Clarkdale Conroe
Clock 3.1 GHz 0 % 2.1 GHz 32.3 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 2 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 W 0 % 65 W 11 %
Lithography 32 nm 50.8 % 65 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
1 × 2 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i3-540 Core2 Duo E6400
Overall Score 31563 0 % 26519 16 %
Future Proof 17 % 0 % 11 % 35.3 %
Benchmark Score 992 0 % 495 50.1 %
Single Thread Score 1264.7 0 % 821.8 35 %
Encrypting Data 2288.6 MB/s 0 % 1119.1 MB/s 51.1 %
Compressing Data 32.9 MB/s 0 % 16.6 MB/s 49.6 %
String objects sorting 4548.7 thousand/s 0 % 2348.7 thousand/s 48.4 %
Prime numbers generation 10 millions/s 0 % 4 millions/s 60.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 8071 millions/s 0 % 3093.2 millions/s 61.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3482.5 millions/s 0 % 1709.2 millions/s 50.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-540, Core2 Duo E6400.

Average frames per second Core i3-540 Core2 Duo E6400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 48.6 FPS 35.6 FPS
High settings 77.7 FPS 57.0 FPS
Medium settings 97.1 FPS 71.3 FPS
Low settings 121.4 FPS 89.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.6 %

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 E6400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.2 FPS 97.4 FPS
High settings 169.9 FPS 155.8 FPS
Medium settings 212.4 FPS 194.7 FPS
Low settings 265.5 FPS 243.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.3 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors