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Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i3-540

Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i3-540: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 4023 days newer than Core i3-540.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900

  • Performs up to 17% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-540 - 298 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 - 24 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-540

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Apex Legends.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

298

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

254

85.23489932885906%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€80.31

100%

Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540

Buy for 80.31 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 262 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

100%

Multi-Core

9865

100%

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

408

19.883040935672515%

Multi-Core

841

8.525088697415104%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

vs

Intel Core i3-540

Jan 12th, 2021
Release DateJan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i3
VermeerCodenameClarkdale
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores2
24
Threads4
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
4.7 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 W
TDP73 W
7 nm
Process Size32 nm
30.0x
Multiplier23.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD
Yes
OverclockableNo

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