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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i3-3240. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2022
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Released
Q3/2012
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Intel Core i3-3240
Intel Core i3-3240

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel Core i3-3240? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Intel Core i3-3240 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 55 W. Released in Q3/2012.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    250 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    6 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    208 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    322 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    199 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1272 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.85 times less performance per watt

    55 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-3240 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    728 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    723 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1037 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1174 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1563 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    517 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    569 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    89 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    494 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    352 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    898 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i3
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 3000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 4600H left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 2500
  • GPU frequency
    -- left arrow 0.65 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    -- left arrow 6
  • Shader
    -- left arrow 48
  • Max. displays
    -- left arrow 3
  • Generation
    -- left arrow 7
  • Technology
    -- left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    -- left arrow Q2/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-3240 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i3-3240 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 55 W
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L2-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Ivy Bridge S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q2/2022 left arrow Q3/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i3-3240.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1538
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
602
Intel Core i3-3240
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
1342
Intel Core i3-3240
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
21732
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
4531
Intel Core i3-3240

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