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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 Ryzen 9 5950X is 3955 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Core i3-540
- Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $35.00 vs $343.99
- Up to 87% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.23 vs $1.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 73 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 28% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-540 - 197 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 32 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-540 | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-540 or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
95 FPS
$13.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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95 FPS
$15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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89 FPS
$10.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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136 FPS
$41.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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112 FPS
$25.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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197 FPS
$25.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
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64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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79 FPS
$27.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
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32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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50 FPS
$51/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
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64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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