Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700 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 7 7700 is 4755 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700 - €200.0 vs €299.87
- Up to 26% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 7 7700 - €0.69 vs €0.93 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- Performs up to 10% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i3-540 - 321 vs 291 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
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Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Clarkdale | Codename | Raphael |
Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
No | Overclockable | Yes |