Intel Core i3-3240 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-19

The Intel Core i3-3240 was released in Q3/2012 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1155. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i3-3240 achieved a result of 672 points (single-core) or 1,483 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i3-3240 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i3-3240.
Name:	Intel Core i3-3240
Family:	Intel Core i3
CPU group:	Intel Core i 3000
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3240 has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3240 is 3.40 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-3240 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i3-3240 has the Intel HD Graphics 2500 installed, which has 6 streaming multiprocessors (48 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.05 GHz
Compute units:	6
Shader:	48
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.0
Technology:	22 nm
Release date:	Q2/2012

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-3240 supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s.

DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-3240 has a TDP of 55 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	55 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i3-3240 is made in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1155
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q3/2012
Release price:	117 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-3240 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	676
	Intel Core i5-2405S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	676
	Intel Core m3-7Y30 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	675
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	672
	MediaTek Dimensity 1000L 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	672
	Intel Core i5-3230M 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	672
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	672

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 Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1486
	Intel Celeron G5905T 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	1485
	Intel Celeron G4900 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1484
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1483
	Intel Core i3-3245 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1483
	AMD A10-5800K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1483
	AMD FX-4320 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1481

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 Celeron G3930T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	588
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	588
	Intel Core i5-3320M 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	587
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	586
	Intel Core i3-3245 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	586
	Intel Core i5-3610ME 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	585
	Intel Core i7-2720QM 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	584

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 Core i5-3360M 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1249
	Intel Pentium J6426 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1245
	Intel Pentium Silver J5040 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1244
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1240
	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	1240
	Intel Core i7-3687U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1239
	Intel Pentium Silver N6000 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1238

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 Celeron G1610 Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz	101
	Intel Pentium G2010 Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz	101
	Intel Pentium G2020 Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz	101
	Intel Core i3-3240 Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101
	MediaTek Helio P70 ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.90 GHz	100
	UNISOC T616 ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.75 GHz	96
	Intel Pentium 2117U Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	96

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 Pentium Gold 6405U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2329
	Intel Core i5-2540M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	2326
	Intel Core i5-750S 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2325
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2322
	Intel Core i3-3245 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2322
	Intel Core i7-3517UE 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	2321
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	2310

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 Core i5-3330 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	308
	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	291
	Intel Core i5-7200U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	287
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	286
	Intel Core i7-6500U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	282
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	279
	Intel Core i5-6300U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	272

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 Core i5-4300M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	855
	AMD FX-6100 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	853
	AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz	848
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	835
	Intel Core i7-3520M 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	835
	Intel Core i7-6500U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	834
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	832

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 Core i3-7167U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	120
	Intel Core i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	120
	Intel Core i7-4600U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	120
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	119
	Intel Celeron G4900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	119
	AMD EPYC 7301 16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz	119
	AMD EPYC 7281 16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz	119

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 Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	310
	Intel Core i7-5500U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	307
	Intel Core i7-5550U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	307
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	306
	Intel Core i3-7167U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	306
	Intel Core i3-3245 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	306
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	306

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,398 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,371 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,646 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,597 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,925 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
222 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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