Core i3-3120M vs i3-3240
Description
Both models i3-3120M and i3-3240 are based on Ivy Bridge architecture.
"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-3120M gets a score of 47.8 k points while the i3-3240 gets 49.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-3240 is 1 times faster than the i3-3120M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-3120M gets a score of 47.8 k points while the i3-3240 gets 49.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-3240 is 1 times faster than the i3-3120M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306a9
306a9
Core
Ivy Bridge
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2 /2
2/4
TDP
35 W
55 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2012
September 2012
Mean monothread perf.
22.12k points
24.48k points
Mean multithread perf.
47.78k points
49.7k points
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i3-3120M
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
7.92k
8.46k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
7.96k
10.69k (x1.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.09k
3.09k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
2.23k (x0.71)
TOTAL
22.12k
24.48k (x1.11)
Multithread
i3-3120M
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
16.82k
17.92k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
19k
21.21k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.7k
7.77k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.25k
2.8k (x0.66)
TOTAL
47.78k
49.7k (x1.04)
Performance/W
i3-3120M
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
481 points/W
326 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
543 points/W
386 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
220 points/W
141 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
121 points/W
51 points/W
TOTAL
1365 points/W
904 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-3120M
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
3169 points/GHz
2490 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3182 points/GHz
3145 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1236 points/GHz
910 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1259 points/GHz
655 points/GHz
TOTAL
8847 points/GHz
7200 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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