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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 2002 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 10% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i3-540 - 99 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i3-540 - $39.5 vs $60.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i3-540 - $0.4 vs $0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 65 vs 73 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i5-6500
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
36 FPS
$20.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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23 FPS
$28.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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