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Core i3-540 vs Ryzen 7 5700G

Core i3-540 vs Ryzen 7 5700G: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms the more expensive Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5700G is 4114 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5700G

  • Performs up to 20% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-540 - 233 vs 194 FPS
  • Up to 37% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €187.83 vs €298.00
  • Up to 47% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i3-540 - €0.81 vs €1.54 per 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

194

83%

Value, €/FPS

€1.54/FPS

53%

Price, €

€298

63%

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


FPS

233

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.81/FPS

100%

Price, €

€187.83

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

408

21%

Multi-Core

841

10%

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


Single-Core

1983

100%

Multi-Core

8740

100%

Intel Core i3-540 Logo

Core i3-540

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo

Ryzen 7 5700G

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Apr 13th, 2021
Core i3CollectionRyzen 7
ClarkdaleCodenameCezanne
Intel Socket 1156SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
73 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
23.0xMultiplier
38.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsRadeon Vega 8
NoOverclockable
Yes

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