Intel Core i3-540 (CM80616003060AE / BX80616I3540 / BXC80616I3540)

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Specifications

General information

Type

CPU / Microprocessor

Market segment

Desktop

Family

Intel Core i3

Model number ?

i3-540

CPU part numbers

CM80616003060AE is an OEM/tray microprocessor
BX80616I3540 is a boxed processor (English version)
BXC80616I3540 is a boxed processor (Chinese version)

Frequency ?

3067 MHz

Package

1156-land Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA10)

Socket

Socket 1156 (LGA1156)

Size

1.48" x 1.48" / 3.75cm x 3.75cm

Weight

0.9oz / 24.5g (CPU)
12.2oz / 345.9g (box)

Fan/heatsink

E41997-002 (CNDP939M10)

Introduction date

January 7, 2010

End-of-Life date

Last order date for consumer processors is June 29, 2012
Last shipment date for consumer OEM processors is December 7, 2012

Price at introduction

$133

S-spec numbers

	ES/QS processors		Production processors
Part number	Q3GQ	Q4DA	SLBMQ	SLBTD
BX80616I3540			+	+
BXC80616I3540			+	+
CM80616003060AE	+	+	+	+

Architecture / Microarchitecture

Microarchitecture

Nehalem (Westmere)

Processor core ?

Clarkdale

Core steppings ?

C2 (Q3GQ, SLBMQ)
K0 (SLBTD)

CPUID

20652 (SLBMQ)

Manufacturing process

0.032 micron

Data width

64 bit

The number of cores

The number of threads

Floating Point Unit

Integrated

Level 1 cache size ?

2 x 32 KB instruction caches
2 x 32 KB data caches

Level 2 cache size ?

2 x 256 KB

Level 3 cache size

4 MB shared cache

Multiprocessing

Uniprocessor

Features

MMX instruction set
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1 ?
SSE4.2 ?
EM64T technology ?
Virtualization technology (VT-x) ?
Execute Disable bit ?
Hyper-Threading technology ?

Low power features

Thread C1, C3 and C6 states
Core C1/C1E, C3 and C6 states
Package C1/C1E, C3 and C6 states
Enhanced SpeedStep technology ?

On-chip peripherals

Integrated dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM Memory controller
Direct Media Interface
Integrated HD graphics controller

Electrical/Thermal parameters

V core ?

0.65V - 1.4V

Minimum/Maximum operating temperature ?

5°C - 72.6°C

Maximum power dissipation ?

6 Watt (TDP in C6 state) / 170.83 Watt (peak)
128.71 Watt (sustained)

Thermal Design Power ?

73 Watt

Notes on Intel CM80616003060AE

Also available as an embedded microprocessor
Integrated graphics processor (IGP) runs at 733 MHz
Graphics processor and memory controller are located on a separate die, which is manufactured on 0.045 micron technology
Memory controller supports DDR3 memory up to 1333 MHz

CPUs, related to Intel Core i3-540

Model Cores /
Threads Freq. Turbo
freq. L3
cache TDP Features

Intel Core i3 family, Socket 1156

   Intel Core i3-530 2 / 4 2.93 GHz 4 MB 73 Watt SSE4, HT

   Intel Core i3-550 2 / 4 3.2 GHz 4 MB 73 Watt SSE4, HT

   Intel Core i3-560 2 / 4 3.33 GHz 4 MB 73 Watt SSE4, HT

Other families, Nehalem micro-architecture, Socket 1156

   Intel Pentium G6950 2 / 2 2.8 GHz 3 MB 73 Watt SSE4, HT

   Intel Pentium G6951 2 / 2 2.8 GHz 3 MB SSE4, HT

   Intel Pentium G6960 2 / 2 2.93 GHz 3 MB 73 Watt SSE4, HT

   Intel Core i5-660 2 / 4 3.33 GHz 3.6 GHz 4 MB 73 Watt SSE4, AES, HT, TXT, TBT

   Intel Core i5-670 2 / 4 3.46 GHz 3.73 GHz 4 MB 73 Watt SSE4, AES, HT, TXT, TBT

   Intel Core i5-680 2 / 4 3.6 GHz 3.86 GHz 4 MB 73 Watt SSE4, AES, HT, TXT, TBT

   Intel Core i5-750S 4 / 4 2.4 GHz 3.2 GHz 8 MB 82 Watt SSE4, HT, TBT

   Intel Core i5-750 4 / 4 2.66 GHz 3.2 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt SSE4, HT, TBT

   Intel Core i5-760 4 / 4 2.8 GHz 3.46 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt SSE4, HT, TBT

   Intel Core i7-860S 4 / 8 2.53 GHz 3.46 GHz 8 MB 82 Watt SSE4, HT, TXT, TBT

   Intel Core i7-860 4 / 8 2.8 GHz 3.46 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt SSE4, HT, TXT, TBT

   Intel Core i7-870S 4 / 8 2.66 GHz 3.6 GHz 8 MB 82 Watt SSE4, HT, TXT, TBT

   Intel Core i7-870 4 / 8 2.93 GHz 3.6 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt SSE4, HT, TXT, TBT

   Intel Core i7-875K 4 / 8 2.93 GHz 3.6 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt SSE4, HT, TBT, Unlock

   Intel Core i7-880 4 / 8 3.06 GHz 3.73 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt SSE4, HT, TXT, TBT

• Highlighted numbers and features indicate whether specific processor performs better or worse than Core i3-540

• Within each category, the CPUs are sorted from slower (at the top) to faster (at the bottom)

• List of related CPUs is not complete.

• Features abbreviations:

SSE4 - SSE4 instructions
AES - AES instructions
HT - Hyper-Threading
TXT - Trusted Execution
TBT - Dynamic Acceleration / Turbo Boost
Unlock - Unlocked multiplier

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2010-02-02 10:47:50 Posted by: gshv


Core I3-540 CPU
2010-02-02 10:52:47 Posted by: gshv
S-spec number SLBMQ. Manufactured in the second half of September 2009. Processor markings are: 3.06GHZ/4M/09A


2011-02-10 15:47:09 Posted by: gshv
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News

Intel discontinues Pentium and Core-branded desktop CPUs

Dec 08, 2011: In the wake of the launch of desktop Ivy Bridge microprocessors, coming in the second quarter 2012, Intel prepares to discontinue large number of desktop models due to low demand. In the past two days, the company published several Product Change Notification (PCN) documents, that notify customers of upcoming discontinuation of 19 socket 1366, socket 1156, and socket 1155 chips. Full list of retired SKUs includes.

Intel Core i3-550 benchmarks

May 24, 2010: Core i3-550 microprocessor was planned for the second quarter of this year. Although this model is not officially released yet, it is already available in many stores. We tested one of the processors, and compared results to other Intel Core i3 and Core i5 CPUs, as well as a few selected Athlon II and Phenom II dual-, triple- and quad-core microprocessors.

Benchmarks

Compare results with tested CPUs from one of the following families:
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Tested processor

S-spec number:

SLBMQ

CPU ID:

0652h

CPU vendor string:

GenuineIntel

CPU name string:

Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz

Integer performance

Part number		Result
AMD Athlon II X3 435 (rev. C2) ?		105.7%
Intel Core i3-550 ?		104.3%
AMD Athlon II X3 2.8 GHz ZD282117K3216 ?		102.4%
AMD Phenom II X3 715 ?		102.2%
AMD Phenom II X3 720 (non-BE) ?		102.1%
Intel Core i3-540 ?		100%
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 ?		99.4%
Intel Pentium E6800 ?		98.9%
AMD Athlon II X3 2.7 GHz ZD271117K3216 ?		98.7%
AMD Athlon II X3 425 ?		98.5%
Intel Core i3-530 ?		95.8%

Floating Point performance

Part number		Result
Intel Core i3-2105 ?		103.8%
Intel Core i5-2390T ?		103.7%
Intel Core i3-2100 ?		103.7%
AMD Athlon II X4 610e ?		101.6%
AMD Athlon II X3 450 ?		101.6%
Intel Core i3-540 ?		100%
AMD Athlon II X3 445 ?		98.6%
AMD Athlon II X4 605e (rev. C3) ?		97.3%
Intel Core i3-530 ?		95.7%
AMD Athlon II X3 440 (rev. C2) ?		95.5%
AMD Phenom II X3 740 ?		95.3%

MMX / SSE / SSE2 performance

Part number		Result
AMD Athlon II X4 631 ?		105.7%
AMD Athlon II X3 455 ?		102.7%
AMD Athlon II X4 620e ?		102.6%
AMD Athlon II X4 2.6 GHz ZD260121K4216 ?		102.6%
AMD Athlon II X4 620 ?		102.6%
Intel Core i3-540 ?		100%
AMD Athlon II X3 450 ?		99.6%
AMD Athlon II X4 615e ?		98.7%
AMD Athlon II X3 445 ?		96.6%
Intel Core i3-530 ?		96.1%
AMD Phenom II X3 B75 ?		94.8%

Memory-intensive program performance

Part number		Result
Intel Pentium G620 ?		103.1%
AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE (rev. C2) ?		102.7%
Intel Core i3-2120T ?		102.4%
AMD Phenom II X2 550 (rev. C3) ?		101.8%
AMD Phenom II X3 715 ?		100.2%
Intel Core i3-540 ?		100%
AMD Phenom II X3 710 ?		99.9%
AMD Phenom II X2 545 (rev. C2) ?		99.7%
Intel Core i3-2100T ?		99.5%
AMD Athlon II X4 631 ?		99.3%
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 ?		99.1%

CPU ID (3)

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Manufacturer:	Intel
CPU Family:	Core i3
Processor Number:	i3-540
Frequency:	3059 MHz

Part number:	CM80616003060AE
S-Spec Number:
Comment:
Submitted by:	romromraisin

General information
Vendor:	GenuineIntel
Processor name (BIOS):	Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz
Cores:	2
Logical processors:	4
Processor type:	Original OEM Processor
CPUID signature:	20655
Family:	6 (06h)
Model:	37 (025h)
Stepping:	5 (05h)
TLB/Cache details:	64-byte Prefetching Data TLB0: 2-MB or 4-MB pages, 4-way associative, 32 entries Data TLB: 4-KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries Instruction TLB: 2-MB or 4-MB pages, fully associative, 7 entries Instruction TLB: 4-KB pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries Shared 2nd-level TLB: 4 KB pages, 4-way set associative, 512 entries

Cache: L1 data L1 instruction L2 L3

Size: 2 x 32 KB 2 x 32 KB 2 x 256 KB 4 MB

Associativity: 8-way set
associative 4-way set
associative 8-way set
associative 16-way set
associative

Line size: 64 bytes 64 bytes 64 bytes 64 bytes

Comments: Shared between all cores

Instruction set extensions Additional instructions

MMX CLFLUSH

SSE CMOV

SSE2 CMPXCHG16B

SSE3 CMPXCHG8B

SSSE3 FXSAVE/FXRSTORE

SSE4.1 MONITOR/MWAIT

SSE4.2 POPCNT

SYSENTER/SYSEXIT

Major features Other features

On-chip Floating Point Unit 36-bit page-size extensions

64-bit / Intel 64 64-bit debug store

NX bit/XD-bit Advanced programmable interrupt controller

Hyper-Threading Technology CPL qualified debug store

Intel Virtualization Debug store

Enhanced SpeedStep Debugging extensions

Digital Thermal Sensor capability

LAHF/SAHF support in 64-bit mode

Machine check architecture

Machine check exception

Memory-type range registers

Model-specific registers

Page attribute table

Page global extension

Page-size extensions (4MB pages)

Pending break enable

Perfmon and Debug capability

Physical address extensions

Process context identifiers

RDTSCP

Self-snoop

TSC rate is ensured to be invariant across all states

Thermal monitor

Thermal monitor 2

Thermal monitor and software controlled clock facilities

Time stamp counter

Virtual 8086-mode enhancements

xTPR Update Control

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Last modified: 10 Apr 2012