Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240T CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i3-3240T CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2878th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
2082nd fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
869th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2025

Single Thread Rating

1543

Samples: 79*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,636
Thread: 1,436

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	8,833 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,405 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,662 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	356.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	41,229 KBytes/Sec
Physics	226 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,749 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,543 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of July 2024

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of July 2024.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz		2,025

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz		1,543

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2037338 - Feb 29 2024		1715
BL1934345 - Oct 28 2023		2125
BL1929702 - Oct 22 2023		2116
BL5043225 - Aug 03 2023		2158
BL1697440 - Dec 17 2022		2121

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz		2,025
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,500 (+23.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 850 vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,400 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,318 (+14.5%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,309 (+14.0%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,174 (+7.3%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,171 (+7.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 631 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,150 (+6.2%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,063 (+1.8%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,049 (+1.1%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		1,851 (-8.6%)
AMD A6-3600 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240T		1,697 (-16.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 650 vs Intel Core i3-3240T		2,409 (+18.9%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i3-3240T @ 2.90GHz		808

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