CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3240 vs 8600 among desktop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 3240
5.6
Phenom X3 8600
5.2
Core i3 3220
5.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 3240
7.0
Phenom X3 8600
4.9
Core i3 3220
6.9
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 3240
0.5
Phenom X3 8600
0.0
Core i3 3220
0.5
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 3240
5.7
Phenom X3 8600
0.0
Core i3 3220
4.9
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 3240
6.7
Phenom X3 8600
4.8
Core i3 3220
6.6
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 3240
5.6
Phenom X3 8600
n.d.
Core i3 3220
6.0
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.1

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i3 3240
6.1
Phenom X3 8600
3.7
Core i3 3220
6.1

Winner
Intel Core i3 3240 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3240  based on its single-core performance and overclocking.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 3240

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Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz Around 50% higher clock speed
Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 65 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,760 vs 769 More than 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score
Much better performance per watt 2.67 pt/W vs 0.82 pt/W More than 3.2x better performance per watt
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.5 GHz vs 2.71 GHz Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W vs 77.19W More than 40% lower typical power consumption
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Much lower annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year vs 22.89 $/year More than 40% lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year vs 83.22 $/year More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost
Newer Sep, 2012 vs Mar, 2008 Release date over 4 years later
Front view of AMD Phenom X3 8600

Reasons to consider the
AMD Phenom X3 8600

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Much more l2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
More cores 3 vs 2 1 more cores; run more applications at once
Much more l2 cache per core 0.67 MB/core vs 0.5 MB/core Around 35% more l2 cache per core
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 70 °C vs 65.3 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3240 vs Phenom X3 8600

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3240
5,519
Phenom X3 8600
3,244

GeekBench

Core i3 3240
6,895
Phenom X3 8600
3,244

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 3240
4,309
Phenom X3 8600
1,697

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 3240
1,760
Phenom X3 8600
769

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 3240  vs
Phenom X3 8600 
Clock speed 3.4 GHz 2.3 GHz
Cores Dual core Tri core
Socket type
LGA 1155
AM2+
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
3DNow!
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 55W 95W
Annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year 22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year 83.22 $/year
Performance per watt 2.67 pt/W 0.82 pt/W
Typical power consumption 44.69W 77.19W

details

 Core i3 3240  vs
Phenom X3 8600 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 3
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0.67 MB/core
L3 cache 3 MB 2 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 0.67 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 65 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 65.3°C Unknown - 70°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.5 GHz 2.71 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.5 GHz 2.3 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.5 GHz 2.71 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2500 N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 650 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz N/A
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