Intel Core i5-2400 vs Intel Core i7-3770

Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3770

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    136%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    122%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    149%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2400

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3770

Much higher single threaded performance (around 22% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 49% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 36% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-3770

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-3770

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-3770
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-3770
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsIvy Bridge
Release DateJan 2011vsApr 2012

Cores

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-3770
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 4000

Cache

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-3770
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-3770
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvs67°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size216mm²vs160mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-3770
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs77 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    3400 points
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    4017 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    12400 points
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    16809 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    8204
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    12469

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    2812
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    3453

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    8872
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    13338

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    2633
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    3188

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
    112.11
  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    139

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
    441.52
  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    647.94

points - higher is better