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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 3207 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $60.0 vs $405.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-9900K - $0.22 vs $1.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 73 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 11% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i3-540 - 301 vs 272 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 16 vs 4 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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 i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i9-9900K
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
160 FPS
$29.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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110 FPS
$35.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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129 FPS
$31/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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