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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 4086 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €200.0 vs €282.63
- Up to 24% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Core i9-11900 - €0.79 vs €1.04 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 7% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i3-540 - 271 vs 254 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Sockel 1156 Core i3 Processor i3-540 Box Prozessor (3060MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
271
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.04/FPS
75%
Price, €
€282.63
70%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-11900 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.5GHz Tuboboost: 5GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| 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 | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i9-11900
Dishonored 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
93 FPS
€18.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,736.24
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93 FPS
€19.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,778.4
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110 FPS
€12.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,337.27
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22 FPS
€151.4/FPS
UHD Graphics 630
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,330.81
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120 FPS
€13.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,639
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76 FPS
€18.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,409
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86 FPS
€16.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,419
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191 FPS
€10.2/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,949
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199 FPS
€11.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,309
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86 FPS
€15.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,359
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