Product Collection Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Code Name Products formerly Clarkdale Vertical Segment Desktop Processor Number i3-540 Status Discontinued Launch Date Q1'10 Lithography 32 nm Use Conditions PC/Client/Tablet Recommended Customer Price$117.
00
Performance Specifications
# of Cores 2 # of Threads 4 Processor Base Frequency 3.
06 GHz Cache 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache Bus Speed 2.
5 GT/s TDP 73 W VID Voltage Range 0.
6500V-1.
4000V
Supplemental Information
Embedded Options Available Yes DatasheetView now
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 16.
38 GB Memory Types DDR3 1066/1333 Max # of Memory Channels 2 Max Memory Bandwidth 21 GB/s Physical Address Extensions 36-bit
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors Graphics Base Frequency 733 MHz Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) Yes Intel® Clear Video HD Technology Yes # of Displays Supported ‡ 2
Expansion Options
PCI Express Revision 2.
0 PCI Express Configurations ‡ 1x16, 2x8 Max # of PCI Express Lanes 16
Package Specifications
Sockets Supported FCLGA1156 Max CPU Configuration 1 TCASE 72.
6°C Package Size 37.
5mm x 37.
5mm Processing Die Size 81 mm2 # of Processing Die Transistors 382 million
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ No Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility ‡ No Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ Yes Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡ Yes Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡ Yes Intel® 64 ‡ Yes Instruction Set 64-bit Instruction Set Extensions Intel® SSE4.
2 Idle States Yes Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology Yes Intel® Demand Based Switching No Thermal Monitoring Technologies No
Security & Reliability
Intel® AES New Instructions No Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ No Execute Disable Bit ‡ Yes