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€200
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F 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 i5-11400F is 4086 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 16% better in Elden Ring than Core i3-540 - 128 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €102.9 vs €200.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i3-540 - €0.8 vs €1.82 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
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Sockel 1156 Core i3 Processor i3-540 Box Prozessor (3060MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.8/FPS
100%
Price, €
€102.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11400F 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.6GHz Tuboboost: 4.4GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811400F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i5-11400F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
62 FPS
€10.79/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€669
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65 FPS
€31.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,035.35
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62 FPS
€11.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€729
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65 FPS
€15.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€989
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69 FPS
€12.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€889
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62 FPS
€11.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€709
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85 FPS
€19.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,697.92
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26 FPS
€26.75/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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