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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4770 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 i7-4770 is 1242 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Core i3-540
- Up to 97% cheaper than Core i7-4770 - $5.00 vs $177.88
- Up to 97% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i7-4770 - $0.01 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than Intel Core i7-4770 - 73 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-4770
- Performs up to 4% better in World of Tanks than Core i3-540 - 512 vs 490 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 8 vs 4 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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2QX8540 - Intel Core i7 i7-4770 3.40 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-540 | vs | Core i7-4770 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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