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Intel® Core™ i3-540 Processor

Intel® Celeron® Processor 2957U

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Product Collection
Vertical Segment
Processor Number
Lithography


Product Collection	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Vertical Segment	Desktop	Mobile
Processor Number	i3-540	2957U
Lithography	32 nm	22 nm


Product Collection	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Vertical Segment	Desktop Mobile
Processor Number	i3-540 2957U
Lithography	32 nm 22 nm
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CPU Specifications


Total Cores
Total Threads
Processor Base Frequency
Cache
Bus Speed
TDP


Total Cores	2	2
Total Threads	4	2
Processor Base Frequency	3.06 GHz	1.40 GHz
Cache	4 MB Intel® Smart Cache	2 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s	5 GT/s
TDP	73 W	15 W


Total Cores	2 2
Total Threads	4 2
Processor Base Frequency	3.06 GHz 1.40 GHz
Cache	4 MB Intel® Smart Cache 2 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s 5 GT/s
TDP	73 W 15 W

Supplemental Information


Marketing Status
Launch Date
Servicing Status
Embedded Options Available
Use Conditions
End of Servicing Updates Date
Datasheet


Marketing Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Launch Date	Q1'10	Q4'13
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime	End of Servicing Lifetime
Embedded Options Available	Yes	No
Use Conditions	PC/Client/Tablet
End of Servicing Updates Date		Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Datasheet		View now


Marketing Status	Discontinued Discontinued
Launch Date	Q1'10 Q4'13
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Lifetime
Embedded Options Available	Yes No
Use Conditions	PC/Client/Tablet
End of Servicing Updates Date	Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Datasheet	View now

Memory Specifications


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
Memory Types
Max # of Memory Channels
Max Memory Bandwidth
Physical Address Extensions
ECC Memory Supported ^‡


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	16.38 GB	16 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Max # of Memory Channels	2	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported ^‡		No


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	16.38 GB 16 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Max # of Memory Channels	2 2
Max Memory Bandwidth	21 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	No

GPU Specifications


GPU Name^‡
Graphics Base Frequency
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
# of Displays Supported ^‡
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Output
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Intel® Clear Video Technology


GPU Name^‡	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics Base Frequency	733 MHz	200 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology	Yes
# of Displays Supported ^‡	2	3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics Output		eDP/DP/HDMI
Intel® Quick Sync Video		Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology		Yes


GPU Name^‡	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics Base Frequency	733 MHz 200 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)	Yes No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology	Yes
# of Displays Supported ^‡	2 3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI
Intel® Quick Sync Video	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology	Yes

Expansion Options


PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Configurations ^‡
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
PCI Support


PCI Express Revision	2.0	2.0
PCI Express Configurations ^‡	1x16, 2x8	4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16	10
PCI Support		No


PCI Express Revision	2.0 2.0
PCI Express Configurations ^‡	1x16, 2x8 4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16 10
PCI Support	No

Package Specifications


Sockets Supported
Max CPU Configuration
T_CASE
Package Size
Processing Die Size
# of Processing Die Transistors
T_JUNCTION


Sockets Supported	FCLGA1156	FCBGA1168
Max CPU Configuration	1	1
T_CASE	72.6°C
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Processing Die Size	81 mm²
# of Processing Die Transistors	382 million
T_JUNCTION		100°C


Sockets Supported	FCLGA1156 FCBGA1168
Max CPU Configuration	1 1
T_CASE	72.6°C
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Processing Die Size	81 mm²
# of Processing Die Transistors	382 million
T_JUNCTION	100°C

Advanced Technologies


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡
Intel® 64 ^‡
Instruction Set
Instruction Set Extensions
Idle States
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® ME Firmware Version
Intel® HD Audio Technology
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ^‡
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
Intel® Smart Connect Technology
Intel® Smart Response Technology


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	No	No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	Yes	No
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes	Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching	No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No	Yes
Intel® TSX-NI		No
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® HD Audio Technology		Yes
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology		No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ^‡		No
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology		Yes
Intel® Smart Connect Technology		Yes
Intel® Smart Response Technology		No


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	No No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	Yes No
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Idle States	Yes Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Yes Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching	No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No Yes
Intel® TSX-NI	No
Intel® ME Firmware Version	9.5
Intel® HD Audio Technology	Yes
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ^‡	No
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology	Yes
Intel® Smart Connect Technology	Yes
Intel® Smart Response Technology	No

Security & Reliability


Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡
Execute Disable Bit ^‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡
Secure Key
Anti-Theft Technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡


Intel® AES New Instructions	No	No
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	No	No
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes	Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡	Yes	Yes
Secure Key		Yes
Anti-Theft Technology		No
Intel® OS Guard		No
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)		No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡		No


Intel® AES New Instructions	No No
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	No No
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡	Yes Yes
Secure Key	Yes
Anti-Theft Technology	No
Intel® OS Guard	No
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡	No

I/O Specifications


# of USB Ports
USB Revision
Total # of SATA Ports
Integrated LAN
Integrated IDE
General Purpose IO
UART
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports


# of USB Ports		4
USB Revision		3.0
Total # of SATA Ports		2
Integrated LAN		No
Integrated IDE		No
General Purpose IO		Yes
UART		Yes
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports		2


# of USB Ports	4
USB Revision	3.0
Total # of SATA Ports	2
Integrated LAN	No
Integrated IDE	No
General Purpose IO	Yes
UART	Yes
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports	2

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