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Core i3-540 vs Core i5-10600K

Core i3-540 vs Core i5-10600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600K

4.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600K

4.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14562 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10600K outperforms Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10600K is 3766 days newer than Core i3-540.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-540

  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 73 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K

  • Performs up to 13% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i3-540 - 212 vs 187 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

187

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

212

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.75/FPS

100%

Price, £

£158.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14562 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

408

24%

Multi-Core

841

12%

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1658

100%

Multi-Core

6838

100%

Intel Core i3-540 Logo

Intel Core i3-540

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Intel Core i5-10600K Logo

Intel Core i5-10600K

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3CollectionCore i5
ClarkdaleCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.8 GHz
73 W
TDP95 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
23.0xMultiplier
41.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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