Core 2 Duo E6540: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo E6540 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.51% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Core 2 Duo E6540 sales 1 July 2007. This is a desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems.
Compatibility-wise, this is PLGA775 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt.
Primary details
Core 2 Duo E6540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 2885 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Power efficiency | 0.74 | of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme) |
| Release date | 1 July 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Base clock speed | 2.33 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | |
| L3 cache | 4 MB L2 Cache | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | of 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo E6540 compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | PLGA775 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| Demand Based Switching | - | |
| FSB parity | - |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | |
| EDB | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-x | + |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core 2 Duo E6540. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Send your test results of Core 2 Duo E6540.
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core 2 Duo E6540 is Athlon 64 X2 5000+, which is slower by 2% and lower by 11 positions in our ranking.
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Similar processors
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core 2 Duo E6540, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core 2 Duo E6540 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 43 configurations using Core 2 Duo E6540 in our database.
