Intel Core i3-3240T vs Intel Core i5-2430M

Core i3-3240T vs Core i5-2430M benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i3-3240T beats the Core i5-2430M in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-2430M in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-3240T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-2430M. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-3240T has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.