Intel Core i3-2100 vs Intel Core i3-540. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 2000 Intel Core i 500
• Family
  Intel Core i3 Intel Core i3
• Generation
  2 1
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  3.1 GHz 3.06 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No turbo No turbo
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  10.1 10.1
• Execution units
  6 12
• Generation
  6 5
• GPU Frequency
  850 MHz 500 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 2000 Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
• GPU Turbo
  1100 MHz 730 MHz
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q1/2010
• Shader
  48 24
• Technology
  32 nm 32 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• JPEG
  No No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-540 and Intel Core i3-2100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  32 GB -
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
• PCIe lanes
  16 -
• PCIe version
  2.0 -
• PCIe
  - 2.0 x 16

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-2100 and Intel Core i3-540 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W 73 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-2100 and Intel Core i3-540, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Sandy Bridge S Clarkdale
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  3.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q1/2010
• Socket
  LGA 1155 LGA 1156
• Technology
  32 nm 32 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT VT-x, VT-x EPT