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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4770 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 i7-4770 is 1242 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770
- Performs up to 13% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i3-540 - 169 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-4770 - $60.0 vs $74.95
- Up to 9% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-4770 - $0.4 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than Intel Core i7-4770 - 73 vs 84 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Core i7-4770 Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ LGA 1150 8 MB Cache BX80646I74770
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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
Ultimate
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4770 | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 84 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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