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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $133
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-540 outperforms the cheaper Phenom II X4 830 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Phenom II X4 830 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-540 is 128 days newer than the cheaper Phenom II X4 830.
Advantages of AMD Phenom II X4 830
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €27.62 vs €200.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-540 - €0.17 vs €1.2 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Phenom II X4 830 - 167 vs 165 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD Phenom II X4 830 - 73 vs 95 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Phenom II X4 830
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2009
FPS
165
98%
Value, €/FPS
€0.17/FPS
100%
Price, €
€27.62
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom II X4 830 CPU verwendet 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 2,8 GHz 6M 95W Sockel AM2+ Sockel AM3
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Intel Sockel 1156 Core i3 Processor i3-540 Box Prozessor (3060MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Phenom II X4 830
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2009
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 830 | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Phenom II X4 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Deneb | Codename | Clarkdale |
| AMD Socket AM3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 14.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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