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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 3766 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 73 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 13% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i3-540 - 162 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €110.49 vs €200.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i3-540 - €0.68 vs €1.4 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 8 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 2042
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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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
162
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.68/FPS
100%
Price, €
€110.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Micro Intel Core I3-10100 3.60/4.3GHZ LGA1200 10ºGEN, IN-SCE-BX8070110100, Cranberry
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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