Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Core i3-3240

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-5500U and Intel Core i3-3240. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

645Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score618
1385Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1374
2728PassMark CPU Mark Rating2276
1641PassMark Single Thread Rating1812
15063DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-5500UProcessorIntel Core i3-3240
2400 MHzFrequency3400 MHz
3000 MHzMaximum Frequency
2Cores2
4Threads4
15 WTDP55 W
Intel HD Graphics 5500GPUIntel HD Graphics 2500
BroadwellCodenameIvy Bridge
FCBGA1168PackageFCLGA1155

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

596Single-Core Score652
901Multi-Core Score1342
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.1.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Education (64-bit)
LENOVO 80K6ModelTo be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M.
LENOVO Lenovo Z51-70Motherboard
BalancedPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-5500UNameIntel Core i3-3240
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 61 Stepping 4IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9
2.39 GHzBase Frequency3.39 GHz
2992 MHzMaximum Frequency3.39 GHz
Socket 1168 BGAPackageSocket 1155 LGA
Broadwell-UCodenameIvy Bridge
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 2
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 2
256 KB x 2L2 Cache256 KB x 2
4.00 MB x 1L3 Cache3.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize4.00 GB
798 MHzFrequency665 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
1Channels1

Geekbench 5 result (single)

596Single-Core Score652
1056Crypto Score78
568Integer Score670
580Floating Point Score 709
1056
1.80 GB/sec
AES-XTS78
135.4 MB/sec
611
3.09 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)723
3.66 MB/sec
559
26.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression809
38.2 Mpixels/sec
559
1.58 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)582
1.64 MTE/sec
321
377.2 KElements/sec
HTML5627
736.3 KElements/sec
710
222.5 Krows/sec
SQLite640
200.5 Krows/sec
543
29.5 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering691
37.5 Mpixels/sec
722
230.0 KB/sec
Text Rendering655
208.6 KB/sec
569
4.43 Klines/sec
Clang650
5.07 Klines/sec
638
7.40 images/sec
Camera676
7.83 images/sec
504
630.2 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics575
719.3 Kpairs/sec
542
3357.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics752
4659.1 FPS
442
24.3 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur574
31.5 Mpixels/sec
354
2.73 images/sec
Face Detection722
5.56 images/sec
604
14.9 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection698
17.2 Mpixels/sec
958
47.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1135
55.7 Mpixels/sec
1094
14.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR1299
17.7 Mpixels/sec
888
712.9 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing851
683.1 Kpixels/sec
549
4.92 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion508
4.55 Kpixels/sec
390
12.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition622
19.9 Words/sec
488
18.8 images/sec
Machine Learning456
17.6 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

901Multi-Core Score1342
1025Crypto Score176
810Integer Score1373
1078Floating Point Score 1468
1025
1.75 GB/sec
AES-XTS176
307.5 MB/sec
1167
5.90 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1804
9.12 MB/sec
1295
61.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1819
86.0 Mpixels/sec
742
2.09 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)985
2.78 MTE/sec
585
687.3 KElements/sec
HTML51295
1.52 MElements/sec
617
193.4 Krows/sec
SQLite1496
468.7 Krows/sec
793
43.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1586
86.1 Mpixels/sec
747
237.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering1316
419.3 KB/sec
775
6.04 Klines/sec
Clang1097
8.55 Klines/sec
805
9.34 images/sec
Camera1207
14.0 images/sec
879
1.10 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1288
1.61 Mpairs/sec
1351
8369.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1926
11933.6 FPS
962
52.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1269
69.8 Mpixels/sec
973
7.49 images/sec
Face Detection1544
11.9 images/sec
995
24.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1614
39.8 Mpixels/sec
1645
80.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2169
106.4 Mpixels/sec
2618
35.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR2770
37.7 Mpixels/sec
1086
872.0 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2013
1.62 Mpixels/sec
844
7.56 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1156
10.4 Kpixels/sec
912
29.2 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1041
33.3 Words/sec
575
22.2 images/sec
Machine Learning598
23.1 images/sec