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In short — Core i9-10850K 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 i9-10850K is 2884 days newer than Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 55 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 24% better in World of Warcraft than Core i3-3240 - 194 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 20 vs 4 threads
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
194
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.52/FPS
100%
Price, £
£295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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1920 x 1080
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Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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