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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900T 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 i9-9900T is 3393 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9900T - $60.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-9900T - $1.33 vs $2.93 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900T
- Performs up to 127% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i3-540 - 102 vs 45 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
45
44.11764705882353%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$60
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Updated 66 minutes ago
Core i9-9900T
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
102
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.93/FPS
45.39249146757679%
Price, $
$299
20%
FPS Winner
Intel Core I9-9900T I9 9900T 2.1 GHz Used Eight-Core Sixteen-Thread CPU Processor 16M 35W LGA 1151
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In Stock
Updated 65 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-9900T
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
408
28.471737613398464%
Multi-Core
841
14.030697364030697%
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900T |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| 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 | 2.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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