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In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 3547 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - €200.0 vs €231.18
- Up to 6% better value when playing Rocket League than Ryzen 5 3500X - €0.3 vs €0.32 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 8% better in Rocket League than Core i3-540 - 724 vs 671 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 6 vs 4 threads
Rocket League
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1920 x 1080
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High Quality
Intel Sockel 1156 Core i3 Processor i3-540 Box Prozessor (3060MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
724
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.32/FPS
93%
Price, €
€231.18
86%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 3,6GHz
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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