Intel Core i3 3240 vs AMD Turion II Neo N40H |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3240
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3240
 | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.5 GHz | | More threads 4 |
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AMD Turion II Neo N40H
- 1.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Turion II Neo N40H
| | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much lower typical power consumption 12.19W |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Much lower annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz | More than 2.2x higher clock speed | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.5 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.5 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Significantly 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 | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 12.19W | vs | 44.69W | 3.7x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | vs | 13.25 $/year | 3.7x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 13.14 $/year | vs | 48.18 $/year | 3.7x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i3 3240 vs Turion II Neo N40H
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3240 | vs | Turion II Neo N40H |
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| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
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 | |
details | Core i3 3240 | vs | Turion II Neo N40H |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 55W | 15W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 3.61 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 13.14 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 12.19W | |
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