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In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms Core i7-3540M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 2110 days newer than Core i7-3540M.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3540M
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-9500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3540M - 211 vs 186 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3540M - 6 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
211
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3540M
Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3540M | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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