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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 2863 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 15% better in No Man's Sky than Celeron G540 - 180 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $19.25 vs $205.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.12 vs $1.14 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
156
86%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Matisse | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3700X or Celeron G540
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
126 FPS
$5.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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95 FPS
$14.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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95 FPS
$16.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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77 FPS
$12.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949
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126 FPS
$10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,289.99
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77 FPS
$13.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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115 FPS
$13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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121 FPS
$9.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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92 FPS
$14.66/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,349
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33 FPS
$42.39/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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