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In short — Core i5-2500K 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 i5-2500K is 603 days older than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $41.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 89% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2500K - $0.21 vs $1.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 55 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-3240 - 200 vs 197 FPS
Borderlands 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
200
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.95/FPS
10.769230769230768%
Price, $
$390.81
10%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
554
85.75851393188854%
Multi-Core
1137
59.18792295679334%
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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