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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 4086 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - €200.0 vs €235.63
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 73 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 42% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-540 - 149 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-540 - €1.58 vs €1.9 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 16 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
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 i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
149
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.58/FPS
100%
Price, €
€235.63
84%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-11700K Processor 3.6 GHz 16 MB Smart Cache Core, W126170357 (GHz 16 MB Smart Cache Core i7-11700K, 11th gen Intel© CoreT i7, LGA 1200 (Socket H5), PC/Thin)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i7-11700K
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
128 FPS
€20.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€2,592.97
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115 FPS
€13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,599.45
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128 FPS
€19.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€2,489.81
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128 FPS
€20.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 5 TB SSD
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€2,639.95
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128 FPS
€16.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,079.9
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115 FPS
€12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,490.41
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