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Core i3-3240 vs Core i5-12600

Core i3-3240 vs Core i5-12600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 3431 days newer than Core i3-3240.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240

  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 55 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600

  • Performs up to 10% better in The Outer Worlds than Core i3-3240 - 214 vs 195 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of The Outer Worlds.
The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3240 Logo
Core i3-3240

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

195

91.1214953271028%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

214

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€303.99

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz

Buy for 303.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3240 Logo
Core i3-3240

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3240 Logo
Core i3-3240

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

554

23.3656684943062%

Multi-Core

1137

11.696327538319103%

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

9721

100%

Intel Core i3-3240

vs

Intel Core i5-12600

Sep 3rd, 2012Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.8 GHz
55 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
34.0x
Multiplier33.0x
Intel HD 2500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

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