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| Intel Core i3 3240 vs AMD A10 5800K |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3240
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3240
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W |
![]() | Much more l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year |
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Released October, 2012
AMD A10 5800K
- 3.8 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD A10 5800K
![]() | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | ![]() | Is unlocked Yes |
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.8 GHz | ![]() | More cores 4 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 81.25W | 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 6x more l3 cache per core | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 24.09 $/year | 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 87.6 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 1 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
Significantly higher clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.48 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | Around 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.59 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3240 vs A10 5800K
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i3 3240
4.06 mHash/s
A10 5800K
64.24 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Core i3 3240
4.27 mPixels/s
A10 5800K
5.95 mPixels/s
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3240
2,269
A10 5800K
2,974
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3240
943
A10 5800K
3,597
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3240
2,664
A10 5800K
6,939
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
5,507
A10 5800K
6,004
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
2,516
A10 5800K
2,093
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
177,600 MB/s
A10 5800K
2,340,000 MB/s
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3240 | vs | A10 5800K |
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Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 55W | 100W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 24.09 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 87.6 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.67 pt/W | 5.49 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 81.25W |
details | Core i3 3240 | vs | A10 5800K |
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Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 1 | 10 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.48 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.5 GHz | 4.59 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,313.1 | 2,959.6 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.5 GHz | 4.48 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Radeon™ HD 7660D | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 800 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 |
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