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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7400T outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7400T is 2553 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-7400T - $60.0 vs $75.0
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400T
- Performs up to 9% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i3-540 - 107 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 28% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i3-540 - $0.73 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 35 vs 73 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
98
91.58878504672897%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
72.27722772277228%
Price, $
$60
100%
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Updated 158 minutes ago
Core i5-7400T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
107
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$75
80%
FPS and Value Winner
Core i5 Quad-core i5-7400T 2.4GHz Server Processor
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In Stock
Updated 159 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-7400T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
408
40.117994100294986%
Multi-Core
841
29.971489665003563%
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i5-7400T |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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