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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 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 i7-11700 is 4086 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $90.0 vs $215.99
- Up to 52% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-11700 - $0.48 vs $1.01 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 13% better in Valheim than Core i3-540 - 213 vs 189 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 16 vs 4 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
189
88.73239436619718%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$90
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
213
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
47.524752475247524%
Price, $
$215.99
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-540 or Core i7-11700
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
79 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,086.82
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95 FPS
$25.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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79 FPS
$15.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,260.03
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65 FPS
$26.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,749
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106 FPS
$5.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$539.99
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63 FPS
$26.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,644.4
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63 FPS
$29.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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63 FPS
$35.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,262.99
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63 FPS
$25.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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63 FPS
$24.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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