Intel Core i3-3240 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i3-3240 was released in Q3/2012 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1155. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i3-3240 achieved a result of 672 points (single-core) or 1,483 points (multi-core).
Intel Core i3-3240

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i3-3240 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i3-3240.

Name: Intel Core i3-3240
Family: Intel Core i3 (202)
CPU group: Intel Core i 3000 (31)
Architecture: Ivy Bridge S
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3240 has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3240 is 3.40 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-3240 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i3-3240 has the Intel HD Graphics 2500 installed, which has 6 streaming multiprocessors (48 shaders).

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Compute units: 6
Shader: 48
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2012
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.0
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-3240 supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1600
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-3240 has a TDP of 55 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 55 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i3-3240 is made in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1155
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 3.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q3/2012
Release price: 117 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-3240 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
676
Intel Core m3-7Y30 Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
675
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
675
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
672
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
672
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
672
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
672

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Phenom II X4 965 AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1486
Intel Celeron G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
1485
Intel Celeron G4900 Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1484
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1483
Intel Core i3-3245 Intel Core i3-3245
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1483
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1483
AMD FX-4320 AMD FX-4320
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1481

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron G3930T Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
588
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
588
Intel Core i5-3320M Intel Core i5-3320M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
587
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
586
Intel Core i3-3245 Intel Core i3-3245
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
586
Intel Core i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
585
Intel Core i7-2720QM Intel Core i7-2720QM
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
584

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-3360M Intel Core i5-3360M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1249
Intel Pentium J6426 Intel Pentium J6426
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1245
Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1244
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1240
Intel Celeron G5900 Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
1240
Intel Core i7-3687U Intel Core i7-3687U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1239
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1238

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101
Intel Pentium G2010 Intel Pentium G2010
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101
MediaTek Helio P70 MediaTek Helio P70
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.90 GHz
100
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.75 GHz
96
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2329
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2326
Intel Core i5-750S Intel Core i5-750S
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2325
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2322
Intel Core i3-3245 Intel Core i3-3245
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2322
Intel Core i7-3517UE Intel Core i7-3517UE
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
2321
Intel Celeron G3930 Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
2310

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3330 Intel Core i5-3330
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
308
AMD FX-9590 AMD FX-9590
8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz
291
Intel Core i5-7200U Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
287
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
286
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
282
Intel Core i3-3220 Intel Core i3-3220
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
279
Intel Core i5-6300U Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
272

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
855
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz
853
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
848
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
835
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
835
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
834
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
832

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
120
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
120
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
120
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
119
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
119
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
119
AMD EPYC 7281 AMD EPYC 7281
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
119

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
310
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
307
Intel Core i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
307
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
306
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
306
Intel Core i3-3245 Intel Core i3-3245
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
306
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
306

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