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Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 55 W

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i3-3240 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 63.35

Overall Rank: 2038

Last Price Change: $36.19 USD (2022-09-26)

Average CPU Mark
rating
2292

Single Thread Rating: 1799
Samples: 1661*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,376
Thread: 1,795

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math10,342 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,293 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption397.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression46.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics261 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,016 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,799 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of September 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of September 2022
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of September 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,711
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,260
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,052
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,973
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,194
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,637
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,817
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,464
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,804
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
 2,292
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 137.07
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 112.18
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 86.35
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 73.83
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
 63.35
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 47.10
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 41.83
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 33.89
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,895
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,756
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,570
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
 1,799
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1634683 - Sep 23 2022
2392
BL1631446 - Sep 17 2022
2505
BL1629949 - Sep 15 2022
1551
BL1628359 - Sep 12 2022
1530
BL1627037 - Sep 09 2022
2368
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
As of 26th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
 2,292
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz
 2,225
AMD A8-3820 APU
 2,183
AMD Phenom II X4 960T
 2,259
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz
 1,932
AMD A8-6500 APU
 2,823
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
 3,115
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core
 2,566
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
 2,075
AMD Phenom II X4 920
 2,031
AMD A6-3620 APU
 1,843
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz
 1,825
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core
 1,736