Intel CPU v12.1.1
Intel Core i3-540 Processor
Benchmarks
Total score 1,527 / 10,000, rank 1598 of 2125.
Every score is out of 10,000, relative to the best CPUs. The total also counts the recommended price ($109, Intel ARK recommended customer price (2018)); see how scores work.
| Category | Score | Measured | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-thread | 2,099 | 1,263 points | |
| Multi-thread | 89 | 1,564 points | |
| 3D rendering | 83 | monster 7.8, junkshop 3.6, classroom 3.7 samples/min over 3 runs | |
| Gamingestimated | 1,588 |
Sources: PassMark (Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz, 1680 samples), Blender Open Data
Metadata
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Brand | Core |
| Intel name | Intel Core i3-540 Processor |
| Processor number | i3-540 |
| Codename | Clarkdale |
| Generation | 1st generation Core |
| Microarchitecture | Nehalem / Westmere |
| Performance class | Core i3 |
| Segment | Desktop |
| Released | 2010-Q12010 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Cores | 2 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Base clock | 3.06 GHz |
| Cache | 4 MB Intel Smart Cache |
| Bus | 2.5 GT/s |
| TDP | 73 W |
| Lithography (as published) | 32 nm |
| Max memory | 16.38 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 |
| PCIe revision | 2.0 |
| PCIe lanes | 16 |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| Max CPUs per system | 1 |
| Transistors | 382 million |
| Die size | 81 mm2 |
| Instruction set | 64-bit |
| Socket | FCLGA1156LGA1156 |
| Memory | DDR3 1066/1333DDR3 |
| Recommended price | $109 |
| Instruction sets | |
| Features | |
| Source | Intel ARK (via cpu-spec-dataset) |
Uses (dependencies)
- lithography: Intel Lithography
v14.0.0(32 nm) - simd: Intel SIMD
v0.0.1(MMX) - simd: Intel SIMD
v1.4.1(SSE4.2)
Used by (0)
Nothing depends on this version.
Known vulnerabilities and defects
- Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754): Rogue data cache load: user code can read kernel memory through speculative execution.
- Spectre variant 1 (bounds check bypass) (CVE-2017-5753): Mistrained conditional branches speculatively read out-of-bounds data. Mitigated in software only; every speculative out-of-order core is affected.
- Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault (CVE-2018-3615, CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646): Speculative reads from the L1 data cache through non-present page table entries, breaking SGX, OS and VMM isolation.
- Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout) (CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091): Data in store buffers, fill buffers and load ports leaks across privilege boundaries.
Matched by codename; individual steppings may differ.
Changelog
Since the previous patch: Intel CPU v12.1.0 (Core i3-530)
Performance
- ~Total score 1416 → 1527 (+8%)
- ~Single-thread 1932 → 2099 (+9%)
- ~Multi-thread 87 → 89 (+2%)
- ~3D rendering 69 → 83 (+20%)
- ~Gaming 1489 → 1588 (+7%)
Specifications
- ~Base clock: 2.93 GHz → 3.06 GHz
- ~Recommended price: $117 → $109
Since the previous minor (lower performance class): Intel CPU v12.0.1 (Pentium G6951)
Performance
- ~Total score 1280 → 1527 (+19%)
- ~Single-thread 1950 → 2099 (+8%)
- ~Multi-thread 72 → 89 (+24%)
- ~3D rendering 42 → 83 (+98%)
- ~Gaming 1413 → 1588 (+12%)
Features
- +Hyper-Threading
Specifications
- ~Threads: 2 → 4
- ~Base clock: 2.80 GHz → 3.06 GHz
- ~Cache: 3 MB Intel Smart Cache → 4 MB Intel Smart Cache
- +Graphics: Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
- +Recommended price: $109
Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel CPU v11.1.1 (Pentium E5300)
Breaking changes
- ~Socket changed from LGA775 to FCLGA1156
Security
- !Introduced: Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault
- !Introduced: Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout)
Performance
- ~Total score 1555 → 1527 (-2%)
- ~Single-thread 1699 → 2099 (+24%)
- ~Multi-thread 54 → 89 (+65%)
- ~3D rendering 31 → 83 (+168%)
- ~Gaming 1177 → 1588 (+35%)
Components
Instruction sets
- +SSE4.2
Features
- +Hyper-Threading
- +VT-x
- +EPT
- +Physical Address Extension
Specifications
- ~Codename: Wolfdale → Clarkdale
- ~Microarchitecture: Penryn → Nehalem / Westmere
- +Threads: 4
- ~Base clock: 2.60 GHz → 3.06 GHz
- ~Cache: 2 MB L2 Cache → 4 MB Intel Smart Cache
- ~Bus: 800 MHz → 2.5 GT/s
- ~TDP: 65 W → 73 W
- +Max memory: 16.38 GB
- +Memory channels: 2
- +PCIe revision: 2.0
- +PCIe lanes: 16
- +Graphics: Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
- ~Transistors: 228 million → 382 million
- ~Die size: 82 mm2 → 81 mm2
- ~Recommended price: $62 → $109
Raw source data
Show all 52 fields
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| CpuId | 46473 |
| CpuName | Intel Core i3-540 Processor |
| AESTech | No |
| BornOnDate | Q1'10 |
| Bus | 2.5 GT/s |
| Cache | 4 MB Intel Smart Cache |
| CertifiedUseConditions | PC/Client/Tablet |
| ClockSpeed | 3.06 GHz |
| CodeNameText | Products formerly Clarkdale |
| CoreCount | 2 |
| CVTHD | Yes |
| DemandBasedSwitching | No |
| DieSize | 81 mm2 |
| EM64 | Yes |
| Embedded | Yes |
| ExecuteDisable | Yes |
| ExtendedPageTables | Yes |
| FDI | Yes |
| GraphicsFreq | 733 MHz |
| HaltState | Yes |
| HyperThreading | Yes |
| InstructionSet | 64-bit |
| InstructionSetExtensions | Intel SSE4.2 |
| Lithography | 32 nm |
| MarketSegment | Desktop |
| MaxCPUs | 1 |
| MaxMem | 16.38 GB |
| MaxMemoryBandwidth | 21 GB/s |
| MaxTDP | 73 W |
| MemoryTypes | DDR3 1066/1333 |
| NumDisplaysSupported | 2 |
| NumMemoryChannels | 2 |
| NumPCIExpressPorts | 16 |
| PackageSize | 37.5mm x 37.5mm |
| PCIExpressConfigs | 1x16. 2x8 |
| PCIExpressRevision | 2.0 |
| PhysicalAddressExtension | 36-bit |
| ProcessorGraphicsModelId | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| ProcessorNumber | i3-540 |
| ProductGroup | Legacy Intel Core Processors |
| ServicingStatus | End of Servicing Lifetime |
| SocketsSupported | FCLGA1156 |
| SpeedstepTechnology | Yes |
| StatusCodeText | Discontinued |
| TBTVersion | No |
| TCase | 72.6°C |
| ThermalMonitoring2Indicator | No |
| ThreadCount | 4 |
| TransistorCount | 382 million |
| TXT | No |
| VTX | Yes |
| SourceUrl | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/46473/intel-core-i3540-processor-4m-cache-3-06-ghz.html |