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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $133
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400 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 i5-11400 is 4086 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 35% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-540 - 163 vs 121 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - $60.0 vs $126.99
- Up to 36% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-11400 - $0.5 vs $0.78 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
64.1025641025641%
Price, $
$126.99
47%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
121
74.23312883435584%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$60
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
408
21.030927835051546%
Multi-Core
841
11.520547945205479%
Intel Core i5-11400 | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400 or Core i3-540
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
112 FPS
$7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799.99
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101 FPS
$10.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,089
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101 FPS
$9.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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