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In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 3785 days newer than Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 7% better in Stray than Core i3-3240 - 190 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 24 vs 4 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
554
19.61756373937677%
Multi-Core
1137
6.790897688586275%
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-3240 or Ryzen 9 7900
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
145 FPS
$13.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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97 FPS
$24.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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97 FPS
$25.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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97 FPS
$18.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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179 FPS
$18.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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