Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 vs Intel Core i5-3470S

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 and Intel Core i5-3470S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 69.1 °C
Maximum core temperature 72°C vs 69.1 °C

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470S

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1891 vs 969
  • 5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4391 vs 808
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1891 vs 969
PassMark - CPU mark 4391 vs 808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3470S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
969
1891
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
808
4391
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 Intel Core i5-3470S
PassMark - Single thread mark 969 1891
PassMark - CPU mark 808 4391
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 716
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 77.248
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.34
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1522

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 Intel Core i5-3470S

Essentials

Architecture codename Conroe Ivy Bridge
Launch date Q3'07 June 2012
Place in performance rating 2329 2322
Processor Number E6540 i5-3470S
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $200
Price now $142
Value for money (0-100) 13.19

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.33 GHz 2.90 GHz
Bus Speed 1333 MHz FSB 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 143 mm2 133 mm
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C 69.1 °C
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 291 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 69 °C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz
Number of threads 4

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported PLGA775 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution 2011C

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x152
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2500

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4