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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-3770S 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 i7-3770S is 843 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770S
- Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Core i3-540 - 113 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i3-540 - $75.0 vs $90.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i3-540 - $0.66 vs $0.82 per 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 - 8 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
110
97.34513274336283%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
80.48780487804879%
Price, $
$90
83%
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3770S Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770S
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Updated 350291 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-3770S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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