Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-3240T can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240T CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i3-3240T CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3431st fastest in multithreading out of 5442 CPUs
2520th fastest in single threading out of 5442 CPUs
968th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2075

Single Thread Rating

1559

Samples: 87*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,636
Thread: 1,436

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	8,952 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,516 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,764 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	369.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	41,717 KBytes/Sec
Physics	240 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,752 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,559 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,421
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,963
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,512
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz		2,075

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		256.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.61
Intel Core i5-12400F		145.34
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		138.16
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.43
Intel Core i9-13900K		103.40
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.80
Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,679
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz		1,559

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2767246 - Jul 16 2025		2180
BL5090761 - Apr 01 2025		2293
BL2355592 - Jan 20 2025		2104
BL5084342 - Jan 17 2025		2283
BL2284641 - Dec 18 2024		2123

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz		2,075
AMD Phenom II X4 850 vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,441 (+17.6%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,433 (+17.3%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,355 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,351 (+13.3%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,216 (+6.8%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,178 (+5.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 631 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,118 (+2.1%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,098 (+1.1%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,047 (-1.4%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		1,869 (-9.9%)
AMD A6-3600 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		1,718 (-17.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B99 vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,536 (+22.2%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,425
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,801
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,504
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,500
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,482
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,427
Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz		381

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