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In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 3116 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $41.0 vs $247.93
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 55 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 5700% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-3240 - 58 vs 1 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 16 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
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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Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
554
24.966200991437585%
Multi-Core
1137
11.594941872323067%
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-3240 or Core i7-11700K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
24 FPS
$78.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$125.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$359.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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