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Core i3-540 vs Core i5-9400

Core i3-540 vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £150.64 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £150.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76526 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 3207 days newer than Core i3-540.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 16% better in Lost Ark than Core i3-540 - 256 vs 221 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 - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

221

86.328125%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

256

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£150.64

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £150.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76526 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

408

29.47976878612717%

Multi-Core

841

17.53910323253389%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

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Intel Core i3-540

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Intel Core i5-9400

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i5
ClarkdaleCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
73 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
23.0xMultiplier
29.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsUHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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