Intel Core i3-530 vs Intel Core i3-540

Core i3-530 vs Core i3-540 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i3-540 beats the Core i3-530 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-530 in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-540 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-530. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-530 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.