Intel Core i3-3240 vs AMD FX-770K

Core i3-3240 vs FX-770K benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-3240 performs better than the FX-770K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the FX-770K in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the FX-770K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-3240. A Core i3-3240 CPU outputs less heat than a FX-770K CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-3240 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.