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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 2001 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 14% better in Battlefield V than Core i3-540 - 235 vs 206 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €151.99 vs €200.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i3-540 - €0.65 vs €0.97 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
Battlefield 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 i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
235
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.65/FPS
100%
Price, €
€151.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6700 3,4GHz Boxed CPU
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i7-6700
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
€7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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