AMD Ryzen 3 2200U vs Intel Core i3-3240

Ryzen 3 2200U vs Core i3-3240 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-3240 performs better than the Ryzen 3 2200U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 3 2200U 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. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i3-3240 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Ryzen 3 2200U. A Ryzen 3 2200U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-3240 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. 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 Ryzen 3 2200U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.