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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 4086 days newer than Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 27% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-540 - 154 vs 121 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
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
154
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.91/FPS
100%
Price, £
£139.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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