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Intel logo Core i7-2700K
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General information Core i7-2700K Core i3-3240
Launched Q4 2011 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 2.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 55 W 42.1 %
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 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i7-2700K Core i3-3240
Overall Score 43860 0 % 34981 20.2 %
Future Proof 27 % 3.6 % 28 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3701 0 % 1497 59.6 %
Single Thread Score 1804.3 0 % 1771.7 1.8 %
Encrypting Data 1771.8 MB/s 48.3 % 3426.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 93.7 MB/s 0 % 45.9 MB/s 51 %
String objects sorting 13938.8 thousand/s 0 % 6441.1 thousand/s 53.8 %
Prime numbers generation 25.9 millions/s 0 % 13.1 millions/s 49.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21933.4 millions/s 0 % 10329.9 millions/s 52.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 8265.5 millions/s 0 % 5288.6 millions/s 36 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2700K, Core i3-3240.

Average frames per second Core i7-2700K Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 85.0 FPS 58.6 FPS
High settings 135.9 FPS 93.8 FPS
Medium settings 169.9 FPS 117.2 FPS
Low settings 212.4 FPS 146.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 31 %

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 i7-2700K Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.9 FPS 112.2 FPS
High settings 204.7 FPS 179.6 FPS
Medium settings 255.8 FPS 224.5 FPS
Low settings 319.8 FPS 280.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.3 %
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