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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $305
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4770S 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 i7-4770S is 272 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-4770S - $41.0 vs $119.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-4770S - $0.19 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-4770S - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770S
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-3240 - 215 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 8 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Intel Core i7-4770S Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.1 GHZ 8 MB Cache- BX80646I74770S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Core i7-4770S |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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