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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400 is 2237 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 2600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-3240 - 27 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 85% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-3240 - $5.96 vs $41.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $41.0 vs $160.91
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
25%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
1
3.7037037037037033%
Value, $/FPS
$41/FPS
14.536585365853657%
Price, $
$41
100%
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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In Stock
Updated 349397 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
554
40.028901734104046%
Multi-Core
1137
23.712200208550573%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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