Availability

Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor

Availability

Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-3240 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-3240 is 470 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G840.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240

Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil 4 than Pentium G840 - 158 vs 155 FPS
Up to 9% cheaper than Pentium G840 - $41.0 vs $45.0
Up to 10% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Pentium G840 - $0.26 vs $0.29 per FPS
Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Pentium G840 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads

This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i3-3240	vs	Intel Pentium G840
Sep 3rd, 2012	Release Date	May 22nd, 2011
Core i3	Collection	Pentium
Ivy Bridge	Codename	Sandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1155	Socket	Intel Socket 1155
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
3.4 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
55 W	TDP	65 W
22 nm	Process Size	32 nm
34.0x	Multiplier	28.0x
Intel HD 2500	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
No	Overclockable	No

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Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240

TOP 5 Games

God of War

League of Legends

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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Resident Evil 4

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