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Intel Core i3-540 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-540
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-540
74 %
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-540
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-540
84 %
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i3-540
23 %
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
100 %
Qualcomm Adreno 512
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | Qualcomm Snapdragon (105) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i3 500 (4) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (2) |
| Architecture | Clarkdale | Kryo 260 |
| Technology | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | LGA 1156 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x 3.06 GHz |
4x Kryo 260 Gold 2.20 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Kryo 260 Silver 1.84 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 0.50 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) | Qualcomm Adreno 512 |
| GPU frequency | 0.50 - 0.73 GHz | 0.60 - 0.60 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 24 | / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 0 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2010 | Q4/2015 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine | |
| AI specifications | Hexagon 680 | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) | LPDDR4-3733 (14.9 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 73 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
|
Wischen
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Intel Core i3-540 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Android |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | |
| Release date | Q1/2010 | Q2/2017 |
| Release price | 117 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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