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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K 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 i5-4690K is 1607 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 73 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 2% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i3-540 - 181 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €89.07 vs €200.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i3-540 - €0.49 vs €1.12 per FPS
Crysis 3 Remastered
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 i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
181
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€89.07
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I5-4690K I5 4690K I5 4690K 3,5 GHz Quad-Core Quad-Thread 88W 6M CPU Prozessor LGA 1150
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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