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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 3116 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 59% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i3-3240 - 145 vs 91 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $41.0 vs $270.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-11900 - $0.45 vs $1.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/FPS
24.193548387096772%
Price, $
$270
15%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Updated 362072 minutes ago
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
91
62.758620689655174%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/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
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Updated 362072 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
554
26.009389671361504%
Multi-Core
1137
12.897005444646098%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i3-3240
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
63 FPS
$36.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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46 FPS
$71.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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63 FPS
$74.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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