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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 3288 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 8% better in World of Tanks than Core i3-540 - 543 vs 503 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $60.0 vs $283.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i9-9900KF - $0.12 vs $0.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
543
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
23.076923076923077%
Price, $
$283
21%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
503
92.63351749539595%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$60
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Updated 44061 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i3-540
World of Tanks, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
208 FPS
$8.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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