Intel Core i5-2320 vs Intel Core i3-3240T

Intel Core i5-2320
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2011
Intel Core i5-2320
Intel Core i3-3240T
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
Intel Core i3-3240T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    137%
  • Intel Core i3-3240T
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    113%
  • Intel Core i3-3240T
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    161%
  • Intel Core i3-3240T
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2320

13% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 61% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 37% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3240T

60 watts lower power draw.

Intel Core i5-2320

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2320

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-2320

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2320

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-2320Intel Core i3-3240T
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
AES-NI
Hyper-Threading
TXT

Architecture

Intel Core i5-2320Intel Core i3-3240T
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsIvy Bridge
Release DateSep 2011vsSep 2012

Cores

Intel Core i5-2320Intel Core i3-3240T
Cores4vs2
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 2500

Cache

Intel Core i5-2320Intel Core i3-3240T
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-2320Intel Core i3-3240T
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvs65°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size216mm²vs94mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-2320Intel Core i3-3240T
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs3000 MHz
Turbo Clock3300 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    3300 points
  • Intel Core i3-3240T
    3090 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    12000 points
  • Intel Core i3-3240T
    7416 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    7870
  • Intel Core i3-3240T
    4517

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    2543
  • Intel Core i3-3240T
    2044

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2320 (simulated)
    108.81
  • Intel Core i3-3240T (simulated)
    106.92

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2320 (simulated)
    427.27
  • Intel Core i3-3240T (simulated)
    285.86

points - higher is better