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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700F 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 i7-10700F is 3766 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 13% better in Elden Ring than Core i3-540 - 124 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €199.95 vs €200.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i3-540 - €1.61 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 - 16 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 i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€199.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-10700F (Basistakt: 2,90GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box, BX8070110700F Schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i7-10700F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
17 FPS
€41.12/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€699
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61 FPS
€15.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€949.9
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61 FPS
€15.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€929
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81 FPS
€9.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€779.45
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61 FPS
€16.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,029
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61 FPS
€15.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€929
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61 FPS
€14.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€899
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50 FPS
€18.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€949
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36 FPS
€23.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€839
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74 FPS
€15.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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