Intel Core i5-10500 vs Intel Core i3-540

Intel Core i5-10500 $192
Intel Core i3-540 $117
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.06GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1200
Socket
LGA 1156
iGPU
UHD 630 1150MHz
440 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
No GPU
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GB6 Single-Core

  • 3.72x faster vs Core i3-540
  • 73% slower vs Core i5-10500
Core i5-10500 - GB6S 1,525
x3.72
Core i3-540 - GB6S 410
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 6.61x faster vs Core i3-540
  • 85% slower vs Core i5-10500
Core i5-10500 - GB6M 5,485
x6.61
Core i3-540 - GB6M 830
x1
  • 2x faster vs Core i3-540
  • 50% slower vs Core i5-10500
Core i5-10500 - 42.7GB/s
x2
Core i3-540 - 21.3GB/s
x1
  • 11% lower vs Core i3-540
  • 12% higher vs Core i5-10500
Core i5-10500 - 65W
x1
Core i3-540 - 73W
x1.12
CB23S 1,080
42%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M 8,210
19%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Skylake
Architecture
Westmere
Family
Core 10th Gen
Family
Core 1st Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Comet Lake-S
Comet Lake-6C
Codename
Clarkdale
-
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
4/30/2020
Release Date
1/1/2010
Foundry
Intel
-
Foundry
Intel
Intel (iGPU Die)
Node
14nm+++
-
Node
32nm
45nm (iGPU Die)
Die Size
150 mm²
-
Die Size
81 mm²
114 mm² (iGPU Die)
Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
-
Transistor Count
382 Million
177 Million (iGPU Die)
6 Cores
2 Cores
12 Threads
4 Threads
3.1GHz
4.5GHz Boost
-
3.06GHz
-
23x Multiplier
Overclocking
Locked
-
-
-
Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.65V Min
1.4V Max
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
2.5GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bandwidth
1.25GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
Bi-directional
2.5GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
12MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
16GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Clock
667MHz
Transfer Rate
1333MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
42.7GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
10.7GB/s
Bandwidth
21.3GB/s
TDP
65W
TDP
73W
Temp
100°C Max
-
Temp
-
73°C TCase
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 1200
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Al
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
UHD 630 1150MHz
192 Shaders
1150MHz
440 GFLOPS FP32
No GPU
-
-
- -
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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