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| Intel Core i5 2400 vs i3 3240 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i5 2400
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 2400
![]() | Much better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz | ![]() | More cores 4 |
![]() | Supports trusted computing Yes | ![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 72.6 °C |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3240
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the i3 3240
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much better turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | vs | 1,050 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
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More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.6 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.54 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | Almost the same | |||
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Higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 93.6W | 2.1x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 100.92 $/year | 2.1x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 27.75 $/year | 2.1x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2400 vs i3 3240
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2400
8,298
Core i3 3240
5,507
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2400
2,638
Core i3 3240
2,516
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2400
2,260,000 MB/s
Core i3 3240
177,600 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2400
8,258
Core i3 3240
5,519
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2400
9,093
Core i3 3240
5,821
GeekBench
Core i5 2400
10,769
Core i3 3240
6,895
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i5 2400
5,901
Core i3 3240
4,309
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i5 2400
1,742
Core i3 3240
1,760
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2400 | vs | i3 3240 |
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Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 95W | 55W | |
Annual home energy cost | 27.75 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 100.92 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 8.14 pt/W | 2.67 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 93.6W | 44.69W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i5 2400 | vs | i3 3240 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 3 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 31 | 34 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.6°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 63 | 1 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.54 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.51 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,244.5 | 3,313.1 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.54 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | 650 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,050 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
Intel Core i5 2400 ![]() | Intel Core i3 3240 ![]() |
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