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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4770S outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also 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 i7-4770S
- Performs up to 177% better in League of Legends than Core i3-540 - 133 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 53% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i3-540 - $0.89 vs $1.88 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
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i7-4770S - $90.0 vs $119.0
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119
75%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4770S Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.1 GHZ 8 MB Cache- BX80646I74770S
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Updated 361359 minutes ago
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
48
36.09022556390977%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
47.340425531914896%
Price, $
$90
100%
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
Buy for $90 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361358 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4770S | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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