Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700U 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 7 3700U is 3286 days newer than Core i3-540.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
- Performs up to 800% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-540 - 9 vs 1 FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 15 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 8 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 7 3700U
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700U |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 6th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket FP5 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 10 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
