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Intel Core i3-3240T Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-19

The Intel Core i3-3240T has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1155 socket and was released in Q3/2012. The Intel Core i3-3240T scores 536 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,212 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i3-3240T
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 3000 (31)
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge S
Technology:	22 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3240T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3240T is 2.90 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

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

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-3240T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-3240T uses the Intel HD Graphics 2500, which has 48 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.05 GHz
Compute units:	6
Shader:	48
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q2/2012

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.0
Technology:	22 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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.

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 processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	35 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3240T is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

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

Intel Core i3-3240T
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-3240T 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 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	504
	Intel Pentium G3240T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	502
	Intel Pentium G860 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	500
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	496
	Intel Celeron G1820 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	496
	Intel Pentium G2020 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	495
	Intel Pentium G3220T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	484

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1082
	Intel Core i3-2102 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1082
	Intel Celeron G3930T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	1068
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1065
	Intel Atom C2750 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1057
	AMD A10-5700 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1054
	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1025

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 Bronze 3206R 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	538
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	537
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	537
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	536
	Intel Celeron G1620 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	536
	Intel Celeron G1840T 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	535
	AMD A10-6700 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	533

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 810 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1231
	AMD Phenom II X4 B95 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1221
	Intel Celeron G1840 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1220
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1212
	AMD Phenom II X4 805 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1209
	AMD Athlon II X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1207
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1202

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 Core i3-3240 Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101
	Intel Core i5-3330S Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101
	Intel Pentium G2030T Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz	101
	Intel Core i3-3240T Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101
	Intel Celeron G530 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	96
	Intel Pentium G2030 Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	96
	Intel Pentium N3540 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz	57

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 Core 2 Quad Q9400 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	2061
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	2060
	AMD Phenom II X2 B57 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	2060
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2030
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	2029
	Intel Core i3-2130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2020
	AMD Phenom II X4 830 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2020

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 i7-870 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	101
	Intel Pentium G2020 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	101
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	100
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	99
	Intel Core i5-760 4C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	99
	Intel Celeron G1630 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	99
	AMD FX-8310 8C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	98

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.


	AMD Phenom II X4 810 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	263
	AMD Phenom II X4 910 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	263
	AMD Phenom II X4 910e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	263
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	260
	AMD A10-6790K 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	260
	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	258
	AMD A10-6700 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	257

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,833 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,779 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,108 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,104 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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