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In short — Core i3-3240 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-3240 is 92 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than Pentium G640 - 158 vs 154 FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Pentium G640 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i3-3240 - $30.0 vs $41.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Rust than Core i3-3240 - $0.19 vs $0.26 per FPS
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Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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