Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3460 outperforms Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3460 is 1656 days newer than Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3460
- Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i3-540 - 231 vs 228 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 53 vs 73 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3460 - 4 vs 2 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3460
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3460 | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
