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In short — Core i7-10700 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 i7-10700 is 2796 days newer than Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700
- Performs up to 9% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i3-3240 - 496 vs 454 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 16 vs 4 threads
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
496
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£494.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
554
35.04111321948134%
Multi-Core
1137
16.21968616262482%
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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