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Intel logo Core i7-920
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General information Core i7-920 Core i3-3240
Launched Q4 2008 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Bloomfield Ivy Bridge
Clock 2.7 GHz 20.6 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 55 W 57.7 %
Lithography 45 nm 0 % 22 nm 51.1 %
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
Performance Core i7-920 Core i3-3240
Overall Score 36875 0 % 35070 4.9 %
Future Proof 10 % 64.3 % 28 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1849 0 % 1513 18.2 %
Single Thread Score 1218.4 31.9 % 1789.6 0 %
Encrypting Data 3964.8 MB/s 0 % 3234.1 MB/s 18.4 %
Compressing Data 60.9 MB/s 0 % 45.9 MB/s 24.6 %
String objects sorting 8389 thousand/s 0 % 6433.2 thousand/s 23.3 %
Prime numbers generation 21.8 millions/s 0 % 13 millions/s 40.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 14913 millions/s 0 % 10232.9 millions/s 31.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6398.8 millions/s 0 % 5253.6 millions/s 17.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-920, Core i3-3240.

Average frames per second Core i7-920 Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.9 FPS 58.6 FPS
High settings 102.3 FPS 93.8 FPS
Medium settings 127.8 FPS 117.3 FPS
Low settings 159.8 FPS 146.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.2 %

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 i7-920 Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 115.2 FPS 112.1 FPS
High settings 184.4 FPS 179.3 FPS
Medium settings 230.5 FPS 224.1 FPS
Low settings 288.1 FPS 280.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.8 %
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