Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-4340 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 i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 54 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 0 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4340 CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 19.39

Overall Rank:
2731st fastest in multithreading out of 5495 CPUs
1848th fastest in single threading out of 5495 CPUs
750th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $180.00 USD (2025-10-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3490

Single Thread Rating

1983

Samples: 163*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,364
Thread: 2,097

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	12,116 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,063 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,961 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	920.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	50,266 KBytes/Sec
Physics	284 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,242 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,983 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz

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Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$180.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,548
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,348
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,953
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,549
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,107
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,142
Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz		3,490

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.57
Intel Core i9-14900K		133.37
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.20
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz		19.39
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 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz		1,983

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2841229 - Aug 16 2025		3793
BL2829487 - Aug 11 2025		3319
BL2661728 - May 30 2025		3768
BL2106176 - May 21 2024		2360
BL1721474 - Jan 15 2023		3656

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz		3,490
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i3-4340		4,224 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-4340		4,101 (+17.5%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-4340		3,485 (-0.1%)
Intel Core i5-4570T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-4340		3,215 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-4340		5,016 (+43.7%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-4340		4,931 (+41.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-4340		4,662 (+33.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-4340		4,374 (+25.3%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i3-4340		3,555 (+1.9%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i3-4340		3,537 (+1.3%)
AMD A10 PRO-7850B APU vs Intel Core i3-4340		3,441 (-1.4%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i3-4340		3,394 (-2.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,440
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,444
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,309
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,699
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,469
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,409
Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz		576

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