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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 3116 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $41.0 vs $197.59
- Up to 75% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i5-11500 - $0.18 vs $0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 23% better in Lost Ark than Core i3-3240 - 278 vs 226 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 12 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
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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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
278
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
25%
Price, $
$197.59
20%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-3240 or Core i5-11500
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
152 FPS
$7.62/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$8.28/FPS
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$8.41/FPS
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$7.56/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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152 FPS
$7.76/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$7.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,209
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152 FPS
$8.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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