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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 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 i5-4690 is 1575 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 73 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 6% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i3-540 - 157 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i3-540 - $52.0 vs $90.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i3-540 - $0.33 vs $0.61 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
148
94.26751592356688%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
54.09836065573771%
Price, $
$90
57%
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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