| Intel Core i3-540 | AMD Athlon II X4 620 | |
| 73 W | Max TDP | 95 W |
| NA | Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per day | NA |
| NA | Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per year | NA |
Intel Core i3-540 vs AMD Athlon II X4 620
The Intel Core i3-540 operates with 2 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at -- base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 73 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1156 CPU socket. This version includes 4.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 RAM and features 2.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Clarkdale Architecture is enhanced with 32 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT. The product was launched on Q1/2010
The AMD Athlon II X4 620 operates with 4 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at -- base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 95 W.The processor is attached to the AM3 CPU socket. This version includes -- of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1333 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Propus Architecture is enhanced with 45 nm technology and supports AMD-V. The product was launched on Q3/2009
Intel Core i3-540
AMD Athlon II X4 620
Compare Detail
| 3.06 GHz | Frequency | 2.60 GHz |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| -- | Turbo (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo (All Cores) | -- |
 Yes |
Hyperthreading | No |
 No |
Overclocking | No |
| normal | Core Architecture | normal |
| Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.73 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | No turbo |
| 32 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
| 0.73 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | No turbo |
| 10.1 | DirectX Version | |
| 2 | Max. displays | |
| DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
| 2 | Memory channels | 2 |
| Max memory | ||
| Yes |
ECC | No |
| 0.50 MB | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | |
| 32 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
| LGA 1156 | Socket | AM3 |
| 73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| Q1/2010 | Release date | Q3/2009 |
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-540
(0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
340 (15%)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-540
(0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
1,276 (2%)
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-540
(0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
135 (15%)
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-540
(0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
506 (2%)
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-540
(0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
65 (19%)
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-540
(0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
239 (2%)
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-540
482 (21%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
337 (15%)
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-540
1,142 (2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
1,156 (2%)
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-540
36 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
(0%)
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-540
(0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
1,406 (20%)
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-540
(0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
4,857 (5%)
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-540
1,515 (1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620
1,917 (2%)
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