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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-2700K 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 i7-2700K is 655 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 73 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Performs up to 3% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i3-540 - 148 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €91.04 vs €200.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i3-540 - €0.62 vs €1.4 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 8 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 2042
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 i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
FPS
148
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.62/FPS
100%
Price, €
€91.04
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I7-2700K I7 2700K 3,5 GHz Quad-Core CPU Prozessor 8M 95W LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-2700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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