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Core i7-3540M vs Core i5-12400

Core i7-3540M vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i7-3540M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3283 days newer than Core i7-3540M.

Advantages of Core i7-3540M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 14% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-3540M - 313 vs 275 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3540M - 12 vs 4 threads
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3540M Logo
Core i7-3540M

Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013


FPS

275

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

313

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€117.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3540M Logo
Core i7-3540M

Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3540M Logo
Core i7-3540M

Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013


Single-Core

555

25%

Multi-Core

1114

13%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i7-3540M Logo

Core i7-3540M

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Jan 8th, 2013Release Date
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4Threads
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
Multiplier25.0x
Intel HD 4000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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