Intel Core i3-3240T vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400

What is the difference between Intel Core i3-3240T and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

522Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score376
1198Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1188
1985PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1525PassMark Single Thread Rating
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score1582

Processor Specs

Intel Core i3-3240TProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q9400
2900 MHzFrequency2660 MHz
2Cores4
4Threads4
35 WTDP95 W
Intel HD Graphics 2500GPU
Ivy BridgeCodenameYorkfield
FCLGA1155PackageLGA775

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

522Single-Core Score383
1269Multi-Core Score1206
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro (64-bit)
ASUSTeK Computer INC. CM6330_CM6630_CM6730_CM6830_M11AA-8ModelSystem manufacturer P5QL PRO
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. CM6330_CM6630_CM6730_CM6830_M11AAMotherboardASUSTeK Computer INC. P5QL PRO
High performancePower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i3-3240TNameIntel Core 2 Quad Q9400
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
2.84 GHzBase Frequency2.66 GHz
2.84 GHzMaximum Frequency2663 MHz
Socket 1155 LGAPackageSocket 775 LGA
Ivy BridgeCodenameYorkfield
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 2L2 Cache3.00 MB x 2
3.00 MB x 1L3 Cache

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize8.00 GB
654 MHzFrequency399 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR2 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

522Single-Core Score383
62Crypto Score53
552Integer Score414
533Floating Point Score 370
62
108.0 MB/sec
AES-XTS53
93.0 MB/sec
566
2.86 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)531
2.68 MB/sec
658
31.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression498
23.5 Mpixels/sec
557
1.57 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)367
1.03 MTE/sec
501
588.8 KElements/sec
HTML5386
452.7 KElements/sec
520
162.8 Krows/sec
SQLite432
135.4 Krows/sec
553
30.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering424
23.0 Mpixels/sec
563
179.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering354
112.7 KB/sec
519
4.04 Klines/sec
Clang435
3.39 Klines/sec
549
6.36 images/sec
Camera335
3.89 images/sec
347
433.6 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics273
341.9 Kpairs/sec
487
3015.3 FPS
Rigid Body Physics431
2671.2 FPS
396
21.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur344
18.9 Mpixels/sec
472
3.64 images/sec
Face Detection444
3.42 images/sec
576
14.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection465
11.5 Mpixels/sec
882
43.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting535
26.2 Mpixels/sec
1027
14.0 Mpixels/sec
HDR489
6.66 Mpixels/sec
632
507.1 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing478
383.9 Kpixels/sec
384
3.44 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion264
2.37 Kpixels/sec
549
17.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition375
12.0 Words/sec
445
17.2 images/sec
Machine Learning170
6.56 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1269Multi-Core Score1206
149Crypto Score203
1325Integer Score1294
1335Floating Point Score 1181
149
259.9 MB/sec
AES-XTS203
353.7 MB/sec
1627
8.23 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1702
8.61 MB/sec
1663
78.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1792
84.8 Mpixels/sec
1192
3.36 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)697
1.97 MTE/sec
1154
1.35 MElements/sec
HTML51344
1.58 MElements/sec
1287
403.1 Krows/sec
SQLite1548
485.0 Krows/sec
1424
77.3 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1370
74.4 Mpixels/sec
1298
413.4 KB/sec
Text Rendering930
296.4 KB/sec
1251
9.74 Klines/sec
Clang1580
12.3 Klines/sec
1140
13.2 images/sec
Camera1139
13.2 images/sec
1216
1.52 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics875
1.10 Mpairs/sec
1675
10375.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1639
10155.1 FPS
1081
59.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1291
71.0 Mpixels/sec
1330
10.2 images/sec
Face Detection1681
12.9 images/sec
1455
35.9 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1451
35.8 Mpixels/sec
1795
88.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1492
73.2 Mpixels/sec
2456
33.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR1719
23.4 Mpixels/sec
1586
1.27 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1826
1.47 Mpixels/sec
974
8.72 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion951
8.52 Kpixels/sec
1141
36.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition766
24.5 Words/sec
725
28.0 images/sec
Machine Learning403
15.6 images/sec