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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-3240 outperforms the more expensive FX-8150 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-3240 is 327 days newer than the more expensive FX-8150.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than FX-8150 - 119 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than FX-8150 - $41.0 vs $64.03
- Up to 38% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than FX-8150 - $0.34 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 55 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8150 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 8 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/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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FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
117
98.31932773109243%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
61.81818181818181%
Price, $
$64.03
64%
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 CPU Used 8-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 125W Socket AM3+
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | AMD FX-8150 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | FX |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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