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Intel Core i3-540 vs Intel Celeron G1840

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 83 %
Intel Core i3-540
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Celeron G1840
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 98 %
Intel Core i3-540
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Celeron G1840
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-540
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
478
Intel Celeron G1840
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
579
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-540
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
1,141
Intel Celeron G1840
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
1,220
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-540
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
35
Intel Celeron G1840
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
168
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-540
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
685
Intel Celeron G1840
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
585

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At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-540Intel Celeron G1840
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Celeron (165)
CPU groupIntel Core i3 500 (4)Intel Celeron G1000 (12)
ArchitectureClarkdaleIvy Bridge S
Technology32 nm22 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1156LGA 1150
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-540Intel Celeron G1840
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 2x
Frequency: 3.06 GHz 2.80 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache0.50 MB
L3-Cache4.00 MB2.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-540Intel Celeron G1840
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics (Westmere)Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency0.50 - 0.73 GHz0.35 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 2410 / 80
Raytracing
Max. displays23
Max. GPU Memory2 GB2 GB
Technology32 nm22 nm
Release dateQ1/2010Q4/2012

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-540Intel Celeron G1840
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-540Intel Celeron G1840
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB32 GB
Memory channels22
ECCYesYes
PCIe2.0 x 163.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-540Intel Celeron G1840
TDP73 W53 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-540Intel Celeron G1840
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ1/2010Q2/2014
Release price117 $42 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-540
Intel Core i3-540
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
Intel Celeron G1840
Intel Celeron G1840
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz

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