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Intel logo Core i3-3250
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Intel logo Core i5-540M

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General information Core i3-3250 Core i5-540M
Launched Q1 2013 Q1 2010
Used in Desktop Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 BGA1288
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 28.6 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 W 0 % 35 W 36.4 %
Performance Core i3-3250 Core i5-540M
Overall Score 35385 0 % 32837 7.2 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 17 % 50 %
Benchmark Score 1568 0 % 1163 25.8 %
Single Thread Score 1850.4 0 % 1149.6 37.9 %
Encrypting Data 3610.9 MB/s 0 % 2643.3 MB/s 26.8 %
Compressing Data 48 MB/s 0 % 27.4 MB/s 42.9 %
String objects sorting 6790.6 thousand/s 0 % 3897.4 thousand/s 42.6 %
Prime numbers generation 13.9 millions/s 0 % 8 millions/s 42.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10859.8 millions/s 0 % 7147.3 millions/s 34.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 5479.3 millions/s 0 % 3108.5 millions/s 43.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-3250, Core i5-540M.

Average frames per second Core i3-3250 Core i5-540M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.0 FPS 52.5 FPS
High settings 95.9 FPS 83.9 FPS
Medium settings 119.9 FPS 104.9 FPS
Low settings 149.9 FPS 131.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.5 %

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 i3-3250 Core i5-540M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.2 FPS 108.7 FPS
High settings 181.0 FPS 173.8 FPS
Medium settings 226.3 FPS 217.3 FPS
Low settings 282.9 FPS 271.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 4 %
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