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Core i3-540 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Core i3-540 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

4.2 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16x 4.2 GHz Prozessor, ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 1,199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

4.2 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16x 4.2 GHz Prozessor, ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 1,199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 4745 days newer than Core i3-540.

Advantages of Core i3-540

  • Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 73 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D

  • Performs up to 88% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-540 - 259 vs 138 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

138

53%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

259

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.63/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1199

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16x 4.2 GHz Prozessor, ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 1,199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

408

14%

Multi-Core

841

4%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Intel Core i3-540 Logo

Core i3-540

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i3CollectionRyzen 9
ClarkdaleCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1156SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.7 GHz
73 W
TDP120 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
23.0xMultiplier
42.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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