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Front view of Intel Core i3 540

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 540

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More l2 cache 1 MB vs 0.5 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
More l3 cache 4 MB vs 3 MB Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
More l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1.5 MB/core Around 35% more l3 cache per core
More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Front view of Intel Core i3 4150

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Newer manufacturing process 22 nms vs 32 nms A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz vs 3.06 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Significantly lower typical power consumption 43.88W vs 94.68W 2.2x lower typical power consumption
Marginally newer Feb, 2014 vs Jan, 2010 Release date over 4 years later
Better geekbench (64-bit) score 6,906 vs 4,351 Around 60% better geekbench (64-bit) score
Much lower annual home energy cost 13.01 $/year vs 35.75 $/year 2.7x lower annual home energy cost
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 47.3 $/year vs 91.1 $/year Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 540 vs 4150

GeekBench (64-bit)

GeekBench

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Core i3 540  vs
4150 
Clock speed 3.06 GHz 3.5 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
LGA 1156
LGA 1150
Is unlocked No No
Is hyperthreaded Yes Yes

features

Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No No
Has vitualization support Yes Yes
Instruction-set-extensions
MMX
SSE
SSE4.2
AVX
SSE3
FMA3
SSE2
EM64T
F16C
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4
AVX 2.0
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption

TDP 73W 54W
Annual home energy cost 35.75 $/year 13.01 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 91.1 $/year 47.3 $/year
Typical power consumption 94.68W 43.88W

bus

Transfer rate 2,500 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

Core i3 540  vs
4150 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 0.5 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nms 22 nms
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 23 35
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.6°C Unknown - 72°C

gpu

GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD graphics 4400

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
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