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In short — Core i5-10500 outperforms Core i7-3540M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10500 is 2669 days newer than Core i7-3540M.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3540M
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-10500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-3540M - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3540M - 12 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
190
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Value, £/FPS
£0.95/FPS
100%
Price, £
£179.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3540M
Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3540M | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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