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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1032 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 5% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i3-3240 - 157 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i3-3240 - $39.5 vs $41.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i3-3240 - $0.25 vs $0.27 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-3240 or Core i5-6500
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
26 FPS
$28.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$46.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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