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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 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 i5-6600 is 1032 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 24% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i3-3240 - 117 vs 94 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $41.0 vs $74.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-6600 - $0.44 vs $0.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
117
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
69.84126984126983%
Price, $
$74
55%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
Buy for $74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 360517 minutes ago
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
94
80.34188034188034%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$41
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
Buy for $41 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 360515 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
554
43.07931570762053%
Multi-Core
1137
32.01013513513514%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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