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In short — Core i5-9600 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 i5-9600 is 2237 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 6% better in Rocket League than Core i3-3240 - 719 vs 677 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - $41.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-9600 - $0.06 vs $0.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Rocket League
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1920 x 1080
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High Quality
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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