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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4770S 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 i7-4770S is 1242 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i7-4770S - $90.0 vs $119.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-4770S - $0.77 vs $0.93 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770S
- Performs up to 9% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-540 - 128 vs 117 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
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
117
91.40625%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$90
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Updated 349387 minutes ago
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
82.79569892473117%
Price, $
$119
75%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-4770S Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.1 GHZ 8 MB Cache- BX80646I74770S
Buy for $119 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349388 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Core i7-4770S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
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 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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