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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 Ryzen 9 7900X is 3676 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Core i3-3240
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $41.00 vs $378.72
- Up to 83% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.41 vs $2.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 55 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 62% better in New World than Core i3-3240 - 160 vs 99 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 24 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.37/FPS
17%
Price, $
$378.72
10%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-3240 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
140 FPS
$13.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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137 FPS
$18.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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160 FPS
$31.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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148 FPS
$16.7/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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152 FPS
$15.13/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$27.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$15.84/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$26.81/FPS
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10 GB, N/A Storage
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$31.07/FPS
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16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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