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Core i3-3240


Performance
35.1k points

Description
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The Core i3-3240 is a cpu manufactured by Intel that was released on September 2012. This model has 2 Ivy Bridge cores with HyperThreading, runs at 3400 MHz as base frequency and has a a thermal design power of 55 W.

"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."

Specs
Official name
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240 CPU @ 3.40GHz
CPUID
306a9
Core
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2/4
TDP
55 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
Release date
September 2012
Mean monothread perf.
23.38k points
Mean multithread perf.
35.1k 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
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
7.53k
13.06k (x1.7)
Test#2 (FP)
9.96k
13.6k (x1.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.96k
5.4k (x1.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.93k
3.05k (x1.0)
TOTAL
23.38k
35.1k (x1.5)

RAM models tested along with this CPU
Model
Type
Frequency
Size
DDR3
1600 MHz
4 GB

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) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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

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Test#1 (Memory) [% 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) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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

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Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]

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 Mode AVX2 multithread  [47.5k points +35.33%]
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 Mode AVX multithread  [53.48k points +52.36%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [33.09k points +41.51%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [46.33k points +32.00%]
          
AVX mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
7.71k [2.39%]
7.65k [1.51%]
7.55k [0.14%]
Intel Core i3-3240
7.53k
This model
7.34k [-2.58%]
7.33k [-2.72%]
7.3k [-3.13%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
13.5k [3.39%]
13.38k [2.48%]
13.1k [0.35%]
Intel Core i3-3240
13.06k
This model
12.86k [-1.56%]
12.53k [-4.08%]
12.52k [-4.12%]
12.33k [-5.58%]
12.3k [-5.79%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i3-3240
9.96k
This model
9.59k [-3.66%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
14.66k [7.83%]
Intel Core i3-3240
13.6k
This model
13.51k [-0.65%]
12.8k [-5.87%]
12.73k [-6.37%]
12.25k [-9.89%]
12.17k [-10.52%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
3.11k [5.15%]
3.1k [4.71%]
3.05k [3.13%]
2.97k [0.32%]
Intel Core i3-3240
2.96k
This model
2.95k [-0.35%]
2.91k [-1.71%]
2.88k [-2.59%]
2.87k [-3.03%]
2.82k [-4.50%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
5.96k [10.46%]
5.48k [1.55%]
Intel Core i3-3240
5.4k
This model
5.18k [-4.12%]
5.06k [-6.38%]
5.02k [-7.03%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i3-3240
2.93k
This model

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
3.07k [0.84%]
Intel Core i3-3240
3.05k
This model
3.04k [-0.20%]

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