AMD FX-9800P vs Intel Core i3-3240

Last updated: 2023-04-19

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD FX-9800P		Intel Core i3-3240
CPU comparison AMD FX-9800P or Intel Core i3-3240 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD FX-9800P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-9800P was released in Q2/2016. The Intel Core i3-3240 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3240 was released in Q3/2012.

AMD FX (30)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD FX-9800 (2)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000 (31)
4	Generation	3
Excavator (Bristol Ridge)	Architecture	Ivy Bridge S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD FX-9800P has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-9800P is 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-3240 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3240 is at 3.40 GHz.
AMD FX-9800P	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.70 GHz	Frequency	3.40 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD FX-9800P	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD FX-9800P or Intel Core i3-3240 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.76 GHz	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
6	GPU Generation	7
28 nm	Technology	22 nm
2	Max. displays	3
8	Compute units	6
512	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.0

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2500
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The AMD FX-9800P can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-3240 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD FX-9800P	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240
DDR4-1866	Memory	DDR3-1600
64 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
8	PCIe lanes	16
7.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD FX-9800P is 15 W, while the Intel Core i3-3240 has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD FX-9800P	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
90 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD FX-9800P is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-3240 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
AMD FX-9800P	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240
28 nm	Technology	22 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FP4	Socket	LGA 1155
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016	Release date	Q3/2012
--	Release price	117 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD FX-9800P (68%)

Intel Core i3-3240 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD FX-9800P (82%)

Intel Core i3-3240 (100%)

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.


	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	475 (71%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	672 (100%)

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 FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1288 (87%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1483 (100%)

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.


	AMD FX-9800P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101 (13%)

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.


	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	77 (65%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	119 (100%)

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.


	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	237 (77%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	306 (100%)

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.


	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	586 (100%)

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.


	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1240 (100%)

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.


	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2322 (100%)

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.


	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	286 (100%)

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.


	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	835 (100%)

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