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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590S outperforms the more expensive Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590S is 1575 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Performs up to 8% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-540 - 210 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i3-540 - $42.89 vs $90.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i3-540 - $0.2 vs $0.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 65 vs 73 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
194
92.38095238095238%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
43.47826086956522%
Price, $
$90
47%
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$42.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I5-4590S I5 4590S 3.0 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 65W LGA 1150
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Updated 350062 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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