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Core i7-3540M vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i7-3540M vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i7-3540M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 3549 days newer than Core i7-3540M.

Advantages of Core i7-3540M

  • Consumes up to 79% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 35 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 81% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-3540M - 261 vs 144 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3540M - 32 vs 4 threads
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

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

Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013


FPS

144

55%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

261

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

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

Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013


Single-Core

555

19%

Multi-Core

1114

6%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i7-3540M Logo

Core i7-3540M

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Jan 8th, 2013Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
35 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
30.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Intel HD 4000Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i7-3540M or Ryzen 9 7950X

With selected game settings

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