The Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz is newer than Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz, while Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz is around 14% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz is around 22% faster in single-thread testing. However, Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz uses around 26% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 3904 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
- The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
- The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
- An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the
CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
- The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.