CPU Performance Comparison

Performance of selected CPUs can be found below. The values for the CPU are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

	AMD Athlon II X4 605e	Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
Price	$101.8¹	$130.03 BUY NOW!
Socket Type	AM3	LGA1156
CPU Class	Desktop	Desktop
Clockspeed	2.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Turbo Speed	Not Supported	Not Supported
# of Physical Cores	4	2 (2 logical cores per physical)
Max TDP	45W	73W
Yearly Running Cost	$8.21	$13.32
First Seen on Chart	Q4 2009	Q1 2010
# of Samples	30	1247
Single Thread Rating	813	1224
CPU Mark	2716	2686

¹ - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 23rd of September 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X4 605e	2,716
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz	2,686
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	20,195
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	17,184
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	16,980
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	15,929
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	15,141
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 23rd of September 2019 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X4 605e	26.69
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz	20.66
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	40.80
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	47.08
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	85.76
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	45.51
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	41.05
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of September 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X4 605e	813
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz	1,224
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	2,895
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	2,819
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	2,185
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	2,698
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	2,628
PassMark Software © 2008-2019

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Estimated Energy Usage Cost

Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)¹
Power cost, $ per kWh²

¹Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
²Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.

	AMD Athlon II X4 605e	Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz
Max TDP	45W	73W
Power consumption per day (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per day	abc	abc
Power consumption per year (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per year	abc	abc

Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.

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