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Core i3-540 vs Core i5-10400

Core i3-540 vs Core i5-10400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-10400, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

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Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 140.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13653 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10400 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 i5-10400 is 3766 days newer than Core i3-540.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400

  • Performs up to 17% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i3-540 - 175 vs 150 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

150

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

175

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.8/FPS

100%

Price, €

€140.4

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-10400, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 140.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13653 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

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Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

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Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

408

28%

Multi-Core

841

15%

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1430

100%

Multi-Core

5489

100%

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Intel Core i3-540

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Intel Core i5-10400

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3CollectionCore i5
ClarkdaleCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
73 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
23.0xMultiplier
29.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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