Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 vs Intel Core i3-3240

Last updated: 2023-05-15

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Platinum 8253		Intel Core i3-3240
CPU comparison Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 was released in Q2/2019. 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum (89)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000 (31)
2	Generation	3
Cascade Lake	Architecture	Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 is 2.20 GHz (3.00 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240
16	Cores	2
32	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.20 GHz	Frequency	3.40 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.20 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2500
	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
--	GPU Generation	7
	Technology	22 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	6
--	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2500
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240
DDR4-2933	Memory	DDR3-1600
1024 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
22.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
48	PCIe lanes	16
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 is 125 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240
125 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-3240 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 3647	Socket	LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019	Release date	Q3/2012
3115 $	Release price	117 $

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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.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	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.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1483 (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.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 3.00 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.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1240 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	286 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101 (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.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 2.20 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.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 2.20 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.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	835 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	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.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	306 (100%)

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