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Intel logo Core i5-2400S
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General information Core i5-2400S Core i3-3250
Launched Q1 2011 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Clock 2.5 GHz 28.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 55 W 15.4 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 2 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i5-2400S Core i3-3250
Overall Score 37820 0 % 35437 6.3 %
Future Proof 23 % 32.4 % 34 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2046 0 % 1577 22.9 %
Single Thread Score 1487.8 19.3 % 1843.7 0 %
Encrypting Data 4633.8 MB/s 0 % 3582.8 MB/s 22.7 %
Compressing Data 50.5 MB/s 0 % 47.7 MB/s 5.5 %
String objects sorting 6818.6 thousand/s 0 % 6808.9 thousand/s 0.1 %
Prime numbers generation 21.1 millions/s 0 % 13.9 millions/s 34.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10959.8 millions/s 0 % 10691.8 millions/s 2.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 5634.3 millions/s 0 % 5394 millions/s 4.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2400S, Core i3-3250.

Average frames per second Core i5-2400S Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 67.0 FPS 60.0 FPS
High settings 107.3 FPS 95.9 FPS
Medium settings 134.1 FPS 119.9 FPS
Low settings 167.6 FPS 149.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

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 i5-2400S Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 117.3 FPS 113.0 FPS
High settings 187.6 FPS 180.9 FPS
Medium settings 234.5 FPS 226.1 FPS
Low settings 293.2 FPS 282.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.6 %
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