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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $133
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MSRP in USD: $133
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 3572 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i3-540 - 88 vs 76 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 89% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $60.0 vs $565.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-10900X - $0.79 vs $6.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 73 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.42/FPS
12.305295950155765%
Price, $
$565
10%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
76
86.36363636363636%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$60
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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In Stock
Updated 23 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i3 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i3-540
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
88 FPS
$69.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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