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Intel logo Core i5-7600
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General information Core i5-7600 Core i3-540
Launched Q1 2017 Q1 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Kaby Lake-S Clarkdale
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 11.4 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 11 % 73 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics
Performance Core i5-7600 Core i3-540
Overall Score 45384 0 % 31563 30.5 %
Future Proof 57 % 0 % 17 % 70.2 %
Benchmark Score 4242 0 % 992 76.6 %
Single Thread Score 2450.7 0 % 1278.6 47.8 %
Encrypting Data 1957.7 MB/s 13.4 % 2259.4 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 88.5 MB/s 0 % 33.1 MB/s 62.6 %
String objects sorting 11235.2 thousand/s 0 % 4567 thousand/s 59.4 %
Prime numbers generation 31.2 millions/s 0 % 9.9 millions/s 68.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 17281.7 millions/s 0 % 7990.3 millions/s 53.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14283.7 millions/s 0 % 3500 millions/s 75.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-7600, Core i3-540.

Average frames per second Core i5-7600 Core i3-540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 89.5 FPS 48.6 FPS
High settings 143.2 FPS 77.7 FPS
Medium settings 179.0 FPS 97.1 FPS
Low settings 223.7 FPS 121.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 45.7 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-7600 Core i3-540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 130.6 FPS 106.2 FPS
High settings 208.9 FPS 169.9 FPS
Medium settings 261.1 FPS 212.4 FPS
Low settings 326.4 FPS 265.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.7 %
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