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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-2600S 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 i7-2600S is 367 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Performs up to 2% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i3-540 - 191 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €75.84 vs €200.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i3-540 - €0.4 vs €1.07 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 - 8 vs 4 threads
Escape From Tarkov
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 i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
191
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CHYYAC Intel Core I7-2600S I7 2600S I7 2600 S 2,8 GHz Quad-Core Achtkern 65 W CPU Prozessor LGA 1155
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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