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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700B outperforms Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700B is 3008 days newer than Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700B
- Performs up to 16% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i3-540 - 88 vs 76 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-8700B
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700B |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel BGA 1440 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i7-8700B
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
42 FPS
€23.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700B
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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42 FPS
€21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i7-8700B
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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