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Intel Core i3-3240 vs Intel Core i5-7640X

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 50 %
Intel Core i3-3240
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-7640X
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 35 %
Intel Core i3-3240
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-7640X
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
586
Intel Core i5-7640X
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
1,411
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,240
Intel Core i5-7640X
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
3,982
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
672
Intel Core i5-7640X
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
1,153
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,483
Intel Core i5-7640X
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
3,644
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
119 cb
Intel Core i5-7640X
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
180 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
306 cb
Intel Core i5-7640X
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
720 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-3240Intel Core i5-7640X
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU groupIntel Core i 3000 (31)Intel Core i 7000X (9)
ArchitectureIvy Bridge SSkylake X
Technology22 nm14 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1155LGA 2066
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-3240Intel Core i5-7640X
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 4x
Frequency: 3.40 GHz 4.00 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.20 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 4.20 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache3.00 MB6.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-3240Intel Core i5-7640X
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 2500no iGPU
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader6 / 48 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ2/2012

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-3240Intel Core i5-7640X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-3240Intel Core i5-7640X
MemoryDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR4-2666 (42.7 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB64 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 163.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-3240Intel Core i5-7640X
TDP55 W112 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-3240Intel Core i5-7640X
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release dateQ3/2012Q2/2017
Release price117 $300 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-3240
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
Intel Core i5-7640X
Intel Core i5-7640X
4C / 8T · 4.00 - 4.20 GHz

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