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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 5114 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $60.0 vs $609.23
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 29% better in Saints Row than Core i3-540 - 187 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 32 vs 4 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i9-14900
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
$22.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,129
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93 FPS
$23.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,199
In Stock
155 FPS
$17.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,693.77
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93 FPS
$26.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,449.99
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82 FPS
$28.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,299
In Stock
93 FPS
$25.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,349
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187 FPS
$22.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$4,267.99
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