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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700 outperforms Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700 is 3393 days newer than Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 23% better in World of Warcraft than Core i3-540 - 188 vs 153 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 8 vs 4 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
408
26.221079691516707%
Multi-Core
841
13.527424802959626%
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i7-9700
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
124 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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116 FPS
$8.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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