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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-13700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-13700K is 4646 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 98% cheaper than Core i7-13700K - €7.54 vs €359.0
- Up to 97% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i7-13700K - €0.05 vs €1.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700K - 73 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-13700K
- Performs up to 28% better in Saints Row than Core i3-540 - 185 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 24 vs 4 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
145
78.37837837837837%
Value, €/FPS
€0.05/FPS
100%
Price, €
€7.54
100%
Value Winner
BQTEC Intel Core i3-540 3.06 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 4 MB Cache 73 W CPU Processore LGA 1156
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Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
185
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.94/FPS
2.577319587628866%
Price, €
€359
2%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-13700K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 core (8 P-core + 8 E-core) Cache 30 M, fino a 5,4 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-13700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i7-13700K
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
130 FPS
€16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-13700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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130 FPS
€21.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-13700K
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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