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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i3-3240

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Rank 2 - 54 %
Intel Core i3-3240
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Rank 2 - 13 %
Intel Core i3-3240
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C / 24T · 4.30 GHz
1,229
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
586
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C / 24T · 3.60 GHz
8,148
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,240
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C / 24T · 4.30 GHz
1,120
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
672
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C / 24T · 3.60 GHz
10,411
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,483
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
7,153
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
835
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C / 24T · 4.30 GHz
176 cb
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
119 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C / 24T · 3.60 GHz
2,584 cb
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
306 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920XIntel Core i3-3240
FamilyAMD Ryzen Threadripper (16)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 (4)Intel Core i 3000 (31)
ArchitectureColfax (Zen+)Ivy Bridge S
Technology12 nm22 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketTR4 (SP3r2)LGA 1155
PredecessorAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920XIntel Core i3-3240
CPU Cores / Threads12 / 242 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 12x 2x
Frequency: 3.50 GHz 3.40 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.30 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.60 GHz
L2-Cache6.00 MB
L3-Cache32.00 MB3.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920XIntel Core i3-3240
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader / 6 / 48
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ2/2012

NPU AI performance

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920XIntel Core i3-3240
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920XIntel Core i3-3240
MemoryDDR4-2933 (93.8 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB
Memory channels42
ECCYesNo
PCIe3.0 x 642.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth63.0 GB/s8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920XIntel Core i3-3240
TDP180 W55 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920XIntel Core i3-3240
Chip designChipletMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ3/2018Q3/2012
Release price649 $117 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C / 24T · 3.50 - 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-3240
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz

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