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Core i3-540 vs Celeron G3900TE


Description
The i3-540 is based on Westmere architecture while the G3900TE is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-540 gets a score of 38.9 k points while the G3900TE gets 49.3 k points.

Summarizing, the G3900TE is 1.3 times faster than the i3-540 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
20655
506e3
Core
Clarkdale
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.067 GHz
2.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
73 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
2048 kB
Date
January 2010
December 2015
Mean monothread perf.
18.27k points
27.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
38.86k points
49.34k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i3-540
G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
7.65k
8.56k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
5.14k
12.25k (x2.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.06k
3.17k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.42k
3.35k (x1.38)
TOTAL
18.27k
27.33k (x1.5)

Multithread

i3-540

G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
16.21k
16.42k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
12.04k
23.61k (x1.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.28k
5.75k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.33k
3.55k (x1.53)
TOTAL
38.86k
49.34k (x1.27)

Performance/W
i3-540
G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
222 points/W
469 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
165 points/W
675 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113 points/W
164 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
32 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
532 points/W
1410 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-540
G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
2494 points/GHz
3724 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1676 points/GHz
5326 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
999 points/GHz
1380 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
789 points/GHz
1455 points/GHz
TOTAL
5958 points/GHz
11885 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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