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Intel Core i3-540 [Desktop]

General

Vendor
  • Intel
Family
  • Core i3
Model
  • i3-540
Architecture
  • Nehalem → Westmere
Core Codenames
  • Clarkdale
Release Dates
  • January, 2010

Package

Package Types
  • 1156-land LGA
Sockets
  • LGA1156 (Socket H1)
Lithography
  • 32 nm
Package and Die
  • 37.5 × 37.5 mm package
  • 195 mm² die area
  • 559 million transistors
Core Steppings
  • C2
  • K0
CPUIDs
  • 20652
Spec Codes
Q3GQQ4DASLBMQSLBTD
Part Numbers

Core Configuration

Core Structure

Number of Cores
  • 2
Number of Threads
  • 4
Multi-Threaded Cores
  • Yes (simultaneous)
Core Clock Frequency
  • 3.07 GHz
Base Clock Frequency
  • 133 MHz
Clock Multiplier
  • × 23
Unlocked Clock Multiplier
  • No

Memory

Level 1 Instruction Cache
  • 32 kB × 2
  • Full-speed
Level 1 Data Cache
  • 32 kB × 2
  • Full-speed
Level 2 Cache
  • 256 kB × 2
  • Full-speed
Level 3 Cache
  • 4 MB
  • Full-speed

Data Connection

Data Bus

Data Connection Type
  • External Direct Media Interface 1.0
  • 4-bit (PCIe 2.0 ×4)
  • Single data rate
DMI Frequency
  • 2500 MHz (initial)
  • 2500 MT/s (effective)

Electrical and Thermal

Power

VID Range
  • 0.65 — 1.4 V
Configurable TDP
  • No
TDP
  • 73 W
Maximum Operating Temperature
  • 73°C

Integrated Graphics

Graphics

Integrated Graphics
  • Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
Architecture
  • Westmere
Core Codenames
  • Ironlake
Core Configuration
  • 12 execution units
  • 12 unified shader processors
  • 4 texture mapping units
  • 2 render output units
  • Shader Model 4.0
Core Clock Frequency
  • 733 MHz
Turbo Core Clock Frequency
Maximum Video Memory
  • Up to 1792 MB
API Support
  • DirectX 10.0
  • OpenGL 2.1
Lithography
  • 45 nm

Features

Instruction Sets
  • x86
  • x86_64
Instruction Set Extensions
  • MMX
  • SSE / SSE2 / SSE3 / SSE4.1 / SSE4.2 / SSSE3
Core Features
  • Hyper-Threading
  • Integrated memory controller (DDR3)
  • Intel 64
  • VT-x
  • XD
Low-Power Features
  • C-states
  • Enhanced SpeedStep

Compatibility

Platform Support
  • Piketon with Ibex Peak chipsets
Supported Chipsets
  • Intel H55 / H57
  • Intel P55
  • Intel Q57
Supported RAM Types
  • 64-bit single-channel memory bus
  • 128-bit dual-channel memory bus
  • DDR3-800 / DDR3-1066 / DDR3-1333
Maximum Memory Bandwidth
  • Up to 10.672 GB/s (single-channel)
  • Up to 21.344 GB/s (dual-channel)
RAM Limit
  • 16 GB

Notes

Notes for This Processor
  1. Boxed processor.
  2. OEM processor.

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