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Intel Core i3-3240 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-3240
71 %
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
MediaTek Dimensity 820
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-3240
49 %
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
MediaTek Dimensity 820
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-3240
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-3240
61 %
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
MediaTek Dimensity 820
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i3-3240
18 %
Intel HD Graphics 2500
MediaTek Dimensity 820
100 %
ARM Mali-G57 MP5
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries
90 entries
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
118 entries
118 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-3240 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | Mediatek Dimensity (38) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 3000 (31) | MediaTek Dimensity 820 (1) |
| Architecture | Ivy Bridge S | Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 |
| Technology | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | LGA 1155 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-3240 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x 3.40 GHz |
4x Cortex-A76 2.60 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Cortex-A55 2.00 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 3.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-3240 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | ARM Mali-G57 MP5 |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.05 GHz | 0.90 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 6 / 48 | 5 / 80 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Technology | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Release date | Q2/2012 | Q2/2020 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-3240 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-3240 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR4X-4266 (17.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-3240 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 55 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-3240 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Android |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | |
| Release date | Q3/2012 | Q2/2020 |
| Release price | 117 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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