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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700T 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 i7-6700T is 2063 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-6700T - $60.0 vs $99.9
- Up to 39% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-6700T - $0.43 vs $0.7 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700T
- Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Core i3-540 - 143 vs 139 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 35 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 8 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-6700T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700T |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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