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Core i3-540 vs Core i5-7400

Core i3-540 vs Core i5-7400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7400

3.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7400

3.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-7400 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 i5-7400 is 2553 days newer than Core i3-540.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400

  • Performs up to 8% better in F1 22 than Core i3-540 - 271 vs 250 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 65 vs 73 Watts
This is a free version of F1 22.
F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

250

92%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

271

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.59/FPS

100%

Price, £

£158.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

408

34%

Multi-Core

841

26%

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1176

100%

Multi-Core

3232

100%

Intel Core i3-540 Logo

Intel Core i3-540

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Intel Core i5-7400 Logo

Intel Core i5-7400

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
ClarkdaleCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads4
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
73 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
23.0xMultiplier
30.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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