i3-540 vs Xeon E5345

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5345
2006
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.22
+22%

Xeon E5345 outperforms Core i3-540 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5345 and Core i3-540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23502478
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.040.11
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.391.25
Architecture codenameClovertown (2006−2007)Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date14 November 2006 (17 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$851$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-540 has 175% better value for money than Xeon E5345.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5345 and Core i3-540 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.33 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed0.33 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (per die)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB L2 Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size2x 143 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
Number of transistors582 million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage range1V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5345 and Core i3-540 compatibility with other computer components: 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration21
SocketLGA771,PLGA771FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5345 and Core i3-540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE32 Bit36 Bit
FDIno data+
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5345 and Core i3-540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5345 and Core i3-540 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5345 and Core i3-540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16.38 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HDno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5345 and Core i3-540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5345 and Core i3-540.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.

Xeon E5345 1.22
+22%
i3-540 1.00

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.

Xeon E5345 1868
+21.5%
i3-540 1538

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5345 319
i3-540 410
+28.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5345 1054
+25.9%
i3-540 837

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 1.00
Recency 14 November 2006 7 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 73 Watt

Xeon E5345 has a 22% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-540, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 9.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5345 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5345 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-540 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5345 and Core i3-540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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