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Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-3240 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 55 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i3-3240 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 17.76

Overall Rank:
3036th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
1986th fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
883rd fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $132.00 USD (2025-06-15)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2345
Single Thread Rating
1781

Samples: 1950*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,376
Thread: 1,795

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math10,318 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,274 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,438 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption419.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression47,286 KBytes/Sec
Physics259 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,025 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,781 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$41.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Intel I3 N355 Octa Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Intel I226-V 2.5GbE NIC Ports Fanless Mini PC, Network Gateway Soft Router Mini Computer, Support AES-NI, DDR5 RAM, 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Intel I3 N355 Octa Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Intel I226-V 2.5GbE NIC Ports Fanless Mini PC, Network Gateway Soft Router Mini Computer, Support AES-NI, DDR5 RAM, 8GB RAM 128GB SSD $479.99
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,662
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,302
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,018
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,483
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,649
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
 2,345
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
 186.44
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 152.50
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.19
Intel Core i9-13900K
 128.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.23
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
 17.76
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,139
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
 1,781
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2692187 - Jun 12 2025
2559
BL2689537 - Jun 11 2025
2540
BL2687211 - Jun 10 2025
2470
BL2682040 - Jun 08 2025
1942
BL2680348 - Jun 07 2025
2545
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
 2,345
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3240
 2,443 (+4.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i3-3240
 2,839 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-3240
 2,090 (-10.8%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240
 2,090 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-3240
 1,968 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i3-3220T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3240
 1,947 (-17.0%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i3-3240
 2,869 (+22.4%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i3-3240
 2,742 (+17.0%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3240
 2,623 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i5-2390T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3240
 2,506 (+6.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core i3-3240
 2,350 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-3240
 2,275 (-3.0%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,486
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,493
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
 418