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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10500 is 3766 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - €200.0 vs €212.26
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 277% better in League of Legends than Core i3-540 - 181 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 72% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i3-540 - €1.17 vs €4.17 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
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Sockel 1156 Core i3 Processor i3-540 Box Prozessor (3060MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
181
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.17/FPS
100%
Price, €
€212.26
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (Basistakt: 3,10GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i5-10500
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
156 FPS
€4.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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