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Intel i3-540 vs AMD Athlon 5150 APU

The AMD Athlon 5150 APU is newer than Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz, while Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz is around 10% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing and is significantly faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Athlon 5150 APU uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 1728 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz×AMD Athlon 5150 APU+ ADD
Price $60 - BUY Search Online
Socket TypeLGA1156AM1,FS1b
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 4)4 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 4MBL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB,
TDP73W25W
Yearly Running Cost$13.32$4.56
Otherwith Radeon R3
First Seen on ChartQ1 2010Q2 2014
# of Samples1540188
CPU Value25.614.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1271(0.0%)545(-57.1%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1538(0.0%)1388(-9.8%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
1,538
AMD Athlon 5150 APU
1,388
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
25.6
AMD Athlon 5150 APU
14.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
1,271
AMD Athlon 5150 APU
545
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz AMD Athlon 5150 APU
Max TDP73W25W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.