Product comparison · 2 cpus

Dell Intel Core i3-540 vs Dell Intel Core i3-550

48specifications compared
2differ
46identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

Processor model
- Intel Core i3-540:i3-540
- Intel Core i3-550:i3-550
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i3-540:3.06 GHz
- Intel Core i3-550:3.2 GHz

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Comparison of Intel Core i3-540, Intel Core i3-550
49 specifications	A Dell Intel Core i3-540 View product	B Dell Intel Core i3-550 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i3-540	i3-550
Processor base frequencyDiffers	3.06 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cores	2	2
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Component for	PC	PC
Processor threads	4	4
System bus rate	2.5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor cache	4 MB	4 MB
Processor cache type	L3	L3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 W	73 W
VID Voltage Range	0.65 - 1.4 V	0.65 - 1.4 V
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	K0
Bus type	DMI	DMI
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	16 GB	16 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	733 MHz	733 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	2	2
Featuresidentical
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8	1x16, 2x8
Number of Processing Die Transistors	382 M	382 M
Processing Die size	81 mm²	81 mm²
Number of Graphics & IMC Die Transistors	177 M	177 M
Graphics & IMC Die Size	114 mm²	114 mm²
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.2	SSE4.2
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
Graphics & IMC lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Physical Address Extension (PAE)	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Smart Cache	Yes	Yes
Intel Demand Based Switching	Yes	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Tcase	72.6 °C	72.6 °C
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)	VT-x	VT-x

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