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Pentium G3460 vs Core i3-540

Pentium G3460 vs Core i3-540: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i3-540

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
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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Intel Core i3-540

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
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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In Stock

Updated 50671 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Pentium G3460 outperforms Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3460 is 1656 days newer than Core i3-540.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3460

  • Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-540 - 123 vs 121 FPS
  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 53 vs 73 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i3-540

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3460 - 4 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo
Pentium G3460

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


FPS

123

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

121

98.3739837398374%

Value, €/FPS

€0.06/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

Buy for 7.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 50671 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo
Pentium G3460

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo
Pentium G3460

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


Single-Core

613

100%

Multi-Core

1044

100%

Intel Core i3-540 Logo
Core i3-540

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

408

66.557911908646%

Multi-Core

841

80.55555555555556%

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo

Intel Pentium G3460

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Intel Core i3-540 Logo

Intel Core i3-540

Jul 21st, 2014
Release DateJan 7th, 2010
PentiumCollectionCore i3
HaswellCodenameClarkdale
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores2
2Threads
4
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.1 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
53 W
TDP73 W
22 nm
Process Size32 nm
35.0x
Multiplier23.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)Integrated GraphicsIntel HD
NoOverclockableNo

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