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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 4470 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 19% better in Battlefield IV than Core i3-540 - 437 vs 368 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €104.03 vs €200.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i3-540 - €0.24 vs €0.54 per 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Sockel 1156 Core i3 Processor i3-540 Box Prozessor (3060MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
437
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.24/FPS
100%
Price, €
€104.03
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 processeur 3,6 GHz 16 Mo L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 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 |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Ryzen 5 5500
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
153 FPS
€5.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€814.9
In Stock
141 FPS
€5.17/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
In Stock
164 FPS
€4.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€759.9
In Stock
177 FPS
€4.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809
In Stock
177 FPS
€4.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
In Stock
154 FPS
€5.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€799
In Stock
164 FPS
€5.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€854.9
In Stock
171 FPS
€3.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€629
In Stock
171 FPS
€4.03/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€689
In Stock
177 FPS
€4.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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