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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X is 2336 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-540 - 170 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $60.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-6950X - $0.37 vs $2.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 73 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
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1920 x 1080
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Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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