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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G4400 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G4400 is 2063 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4400 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4400
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-540 - 125 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i3-540 - $26.99 vs $60.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i3-540 - $0.22 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 54 vs 73 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$26.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core 2-Thread CPU Processor 3M 54W LGA 1151
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Pentium G4400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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