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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4646 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Core i3-540
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €298.00 vs €367.85
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 73 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 33% better in Battlefield IV than Core i3-540 - 490 vs 368 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i3-540 - €0.75 vs €0.81 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 24 vs 4 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core I3-540
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
490
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€367.85
81%
FPS and Value Winner
Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-540 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-540 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
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€5.29/FPS
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€5.6/FPS
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€7.87/FPS
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€6.42/FPS
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€4.85/FPS
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€12.54/FPS
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