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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3770S 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 i7-3770S is 127 days older than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770S
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Core i3-3240 - 216 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i7-3770S - $41.0 vs $295.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-3770S - $0.19 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-3770S - 55 vs 65 Watts
Fortnite
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1920 x 1080
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Epic
Intel CPU BX80637I73770S Core i7-3770S Box 4Core/8Thread 3.10GHz 8M LGA1155
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Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Epic
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3770S | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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