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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $133
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MSRP in USD: $133
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 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 i7-11700 is 4086 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 22% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-540 - 236 vs 194 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $60.0 vs $220.47
- Up to 67% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-11700 - $0.31 vs $0.93 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
33%
Price, $
$220.47
27%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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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
Badass
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i3-540
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
77 FPS
$18.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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59 FPS
$25.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
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61 FPS
$26.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,599
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59 FPS
$27.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,640
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59 FPS
$31.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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59 FPS
$37.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,238
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59 FPS
$27.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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59 FPS
$26.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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59 FPS
$23.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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59 FPS
$23.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,379
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