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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3240
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
6.1 Out of 10
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
7.2 Out of 10
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 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3240 vs 5800K among desktop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 7.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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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) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3240 vs A10 5800K
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3240 | vs | A10 5800K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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