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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-3240 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-3240 is 970 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Performs up to 7% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i3-530 - 61 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i3-530 - $41.0 vs $45.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i3-530 - $0.67 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 55 vs 73 Watts
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-530 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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