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In short — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 3766 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 73 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Performs up to 319% better in League of Legends than Core i3-540 - 201 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i3-540 - €127.0 vs €298.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 12 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core I3-540
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Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF, processore per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,8 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 125 W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
408
24.199288256227756%
Multi-Core
841
12.333186684264556%
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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