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Core i5-3330 vs i3-3240


Description
Both models i5-3330 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 i5-3330 gets a score of 104.8 k points while the i3-3240 gets 49.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-3330 is 2.1 times faster than the i3-3240 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
306a9
Core
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
77 W
55 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2012
September 2012
Mean monothread perf.
29.84k points
24.48k points
Mean multithread perf.
104.78k 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
i5-3330
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
10.85k
8.46k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
10.47k
10.69k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.21k
3.09k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.31k
2.23k (x0.52)
TOTAL
29.84k
24.48k (x0.82)

Multithread

i5-3330

i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
41.77k
17.92k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
40.2k
21.21k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.11k
7.77k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.7k
2.8k (x0.42)
TOTAL
104.78k
49.7k (x0.47)

Performance/W
i5-3330
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
542 points/W
326 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
522 points/W
386 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
209 points/W
141 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
51 points/W
TOTAL
1361 points/W
904 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3330
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
3390 points/GHz
2490 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3272 points/GHz
3145 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
910 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1347 points/GHz
655 points/GHz
TOTAL
9325 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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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