General information | Core i3-3240 | Core2 Duo E8500 |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q1 2012 | Q4 2008 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | Intel | Intel |
Socket | LGA1155 | LGA775 |
Series Name | Intel Core i3 | Intel Core 2 Duo |
Core Family Name | Ivy Bridge | Wolfdale |
Clock | 3.4 GHz 0 % | 3.2 GHz 5.9 % |
Cores | 2 0 % | 2 0 % |
Threads | 4 0 % | 2 50 % |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 55 W 15.4 % | 65 W 0 % |
Lithography | 22 nm 51.1 % | 45 nm 0 % |
L1 Cache |
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data |
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data |
L2 Cache |
2 × 256 kB
|
1 × 6 MB
|
ECC Supported | No | No |
Multithreading Supported | Yes | No |
Performance | Core i3-3240 | Core2 Duo E8500 |
Overall Score | 34981 0 % | 30055 14.1 % |
Future Proof | 28 % 0 % | 10 % 64.3 % |
Benchmark Score | 1497 0 % | 816 45.5 % |
Single Thread Score | 1771.7 0 % | 1330.3 24.9 % |
Encrypting Data | 3446.6 MB/s 0 % | 1855.7 MB/s 46.2 % |
Compressing Data | 45.9 MB/s 0 % | 25.9 MB/s 43.6 % |
String objects sorting | 6428.2 thousand/s 0 % | 3617.8 thousand/s 43.7 % |
Prime numbers generation | 13.1 millions/s 0 % | 10.1 millions/s 22.8 % |
Mathemathic operations (integer) | 10340.2 millions/s 0 % | 5382 millions/s 48 % |
Mathemathic operations (float) | 5278 millions/s 0 % | 3297.7 millions/s 37.5 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-3240, Core2 Duo E8500.
Average frames per second | Core i3-3240 | Core2 Duo E8500 |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 58.6 FPS | 44.1 FPS |
High settings | 93.8 FPS | 70.5 FPS |
Medium settings | 117.2 FPS | 88.1 FPS |
Low settings | 146.5 FPS | 110.1 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 24.8 % |
Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V | Core i3-3240 | Core2 Duo E8500 |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 112.2 FPS | 103.5 FPS |
High settings | 179.5 FPS | 165.7 FPS |
Medium settings | 224.3 FPS | 207.1 FPS |
Low settings | 280.4 FPS | 258.8 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 7.7 % |