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In short — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 5 3500X is 2577 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $41.0 vs $150.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing World of Tanks than Ryzen 5 3500X - $0.08 vs $0.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 6% better in World of Tanks than Core i3-3240 - 538 vs 507 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 6 vs 4 threads
World of Tanks
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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1920 x 1080
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Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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