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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3240 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-14700F is 4144 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Core i3-3240
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-14700F - $41.00 vs $273.18
- Up to 84% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-14700F - $0.29 vs $1.77 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-14700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-14700F
- Performs up to 10% better in Metro Exodus than Core i3-3240 - 154 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 28 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Core i7-14700F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
154
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
16%
Price, $
$273.18
15%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-14700F Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-14700F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240 | vs | Core i7-14700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 20 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 55 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i3-3240 or Core i7-14700F
With selected game settings
106 FPS
$14.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i7-14700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
$25.44/FPS
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Core i7-14700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$18.87/FPS
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Core i7-14700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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106 FPS
$19.81/FPS
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