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In short — Core i5-11400F 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 i5-11400F is 4086 days newer than Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 68% better in War Thunder than Core i3-540 - 215 vs 128 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
215
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.6/FPS
100%
Price, £
£127.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL - CLIENT CPU CORE I5-11400F 2.60GHZ SKTLGA1200 12.00MB CACHE BOXED
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i5-11400F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
155 FPS
£5.81/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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