Athlon II X2 215 vs i3-540 - The Callisto Protocol RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB - Game Performance Benchmarks

RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB with AMD Athlon II X2 215

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RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB with Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz

Athlon II X2 215 i3-540

Multi-Thread Performance

1578 Pts

2687 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

908 Pts

1224 Pts

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Athlon II X2 215 vs i3-540 in The Callisto Protocol using RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

Athlon II X2 215 i3-540

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	6.9 FPS
1080p	5.6 FPS
1440p	4.9 FPS
1440p	4.0 FPS
2160p	2.5 FPS
2160p	2.0 FPS
w1440p	4.0 FPS
w1440p	3.2 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	15.5 FPS
1080p	12.9 FPS
1440p	11.4 FPS
1440p	9.5 FPS
2160p	6.2 FPS
2160p	5.1 FPS
w1440p	9.5 FPS
w1440p	7.8 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	24.1 FPS
1080p	20.1 FPS
1440p	17.9 FPS
1440p	15.0 FPS
2160p	10.0 FPS
2160p	8.2 FPS
w1440p	15.0 FPS
w1440p	12.4 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	41.2 FPS
1080p	34.6 FPS
1440p	31.0 FPS
1440p	26.1 FPS
2160p	17.5 FPS
2160p	14.4 FPS
w1440p	26.1 FPS
w1440p	21.6 FPS

Athlon II X2 215

The Athlon II X2 215 has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM
The Athlon II X2 215 is more power efficient and generates less heat.

i3-540

The i3-540 has more threads. Larger programs are divided into threads (small sections) so that the processor can execute them simultaneously to get faster execution.
For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU's with higher core count and lower core speed.
The i3-540 has a smaller process size. The faster a transistor can toggle on and off, the faster it can do work. And transistors that turn on and off with less energy are more efficient, reducing the operating power, or “dynamic power consumption,” required by a processor.

Compare Athlon II X2 215 vs i3-540 specifications

Athlon II X2 215 vs i3-540 Architecture

	Athlon II X2 215	i3-540
Codename	Regor	Clarkdale
Generation	Athlon II X2 (Regor)	Core i3 (Clarkdale)
Market	Desktop	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR3	DDR3
Part#	ADX215OCK22GQ	SLBX7SLBLR
Production Status	End-of-life	End-of-life
Released	Oct 2009	Jan 2010

Athlon II X2 215 vs i3-540 Cache

	Athlon II X2 215	i3-540
Cache L1	128K	64K (per core)
Cache L2	512K	256K (per core)

Athlon II X2 215 vs i3-540 Cores

	Athlon II X2 215	i3-540
# of Cores	2	2
# of Threads	2	4
Integrated Graphics	N/A	Intel HD
SMP # CPUs	1	1

Athlon II X2 215 vs i3-540 Features

	Athlon II X2 215	i3-540
	MMX 3DNow! SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE4A AMD64 NX bit AMD-V	MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 Intel 64 HTT VT-x XD-Bit

Athlon II X2 215 vs i3-540 Performance

	Athlon II X2 215	i3-540
Base Clock	200 MHz	133 MHz
Frequency	2.7 GHz	3.066 GHz
Multiplier	13.5x	23.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	No	No
TDP	65 W	73 W
Turbo Clock	N/A	N/A
Voltage	1.15 V	1.4 V

Athlon II X2 215 vs i3-540 Physical

	Athlon II X2 215	i3-540
Die Size	117 mm²	81 mm²
Package	µPGA	FC-LGA10
Process Size	45 nm	32 nm
Socket	AMD Socket AM3	Intel Socket 1156
Transistors	410 million	382 million
tCaseMax	unknown	unknown