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In short — Core i7-8700T 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 i7-8700T is 3007 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-8700T - $60.0 vs $298.95
- Up to 80% better value when playing Control than Core i7-8700T - $0.3 vs $1.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700T
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i3-540 - 202 vs 199 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Game Graphics
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Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700T |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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