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Intel logo Core i3-3240
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General information Core i3-3240 Xeon E5420
Launched Q1 2012 Q1 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA771
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 26.5 %
Cores 2 50 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 W 31.3 % 80 W 0 %
Performance Core i3-3240 Xeon E5420
Overall Score 34985 0 % 33814 3.3 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 11 % 60.7 %
Benchmark Score 1498 0 % 1307 12.8 %
Single Thread Score 1786 0 % 1068.5 40.2 %
Encrypting Data 3420.2 MB/s 0 % 3002.6 MB/s 12.2 %
Compressing Data 46.3 MB/s 0 % 42.1 MB/s 9.1 %
String objects sorting 6478.4 thousand/s 0 % 5596.8 thousand/s 13.6 %
Prime numbers generation 13 millions/s 19.1 % 16 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10353.5 millions/s 0 % 9370.4 millions/s 9.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 5226.2 millions/s 2.6 % 5367.4 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-3240, Xeon E5420.

Average frames per second Core i3-3240 Xeon E5420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 58.6 FPS 55.2 FPS
High settings 93.8 FPS 88.3 FPS
Medium settings 117.2 FPS 110.3 FPS
Low settings 146.5 FPS 137.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.9 %

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 i3-3240 Xeon E5420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.2 FPS 110.1 FPS
High settings 179.5 FPS 176.1 FPS
Medium settings 224.3 FPS 220.1 FPS
Low settings 280.4 FPS 275.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.9 %
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