CORE i3 540 (3.06 BOX) sc 1156

Intel Core i3 540 Processor BX80616I3540
Get a major boost in PC throughput with the intelligent performance of the Intel® Core™ i3 540 processor. You’ll move faster when creating HD video, composing digital music, editing photos, and playing the coolest PC games. With the new Intel Core i3 540 processor, you can multitask with ease and be more productive than ever. An integrated memory controller offers stunning memory read/write performance through efficient prefetching algorithms, lower latency, and higher memory bandwidth making the Intel® Core™ i3 processor ideal for data intensive applications. An Intel HD Graphics core built onto the chip eliminates the need for a separate video card or a chipset based graphics processor. The 128-bit SSE instructions are issued at a throughput rate of one per clock cycle, allowing a new level of processing efficiency with SSE4-optimized applications.

What It Is & Why You Need It:

• Performance
  • Maximize speed for demanding applications with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology,1 which accelerates processor clock speed up to 20 percent to match your workload.
  • Multitask up to 28 percent faster, so you can do more things at once.
  • Enjoy incredibly fast computing with fewer frustrating lags.
• Digital Media
  • Unleash an amazing digital media experience with up to 37 percent faster conversion of video for Web upload, up to 15 percent faster photo editing, and up to 17 percent faster conversion of CD music tracks to MP3.
• Gaming
  • Get a 32 percent improvement in artificial intelligence for game characters with the built-in Intel HD Graphics core.