Ryzen 7 5800H vs i3-3240T

Place in the ranking	2272	561
Place by popularity	not in top-100	81
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	3.48	27.82
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date	3 September 2012 (12 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-3240T and Ryzen 7 5800H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	94 mm²	156 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3240T and Ryzen 7 5800H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1155	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3240T and Ryzen 7 5800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-3240T and Ryzen 7 5800H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	-	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3240T and Ryzen 7 5800H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-3240T and Ryzen 7 5800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 2500	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-3240T and Ryzen 7 5800H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-3240T and Ryzen 7 5800H.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-3240T 1.31

Ryzen 7 5800H 13.48
+929%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-3240T 2046

Ryzen 7 5800H 21011
+927%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-3240T 457

Ryzen 7 5800H 1764
+286%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-3240T 984

Ryzen 7 5800H 7230
+635%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.31	13.48
Integrated graphics card	0.69	9.03
Recency	3 September 2012	12 January 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

i3-3240T has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5800H, on the other hand, has a 929% higher aggregate performance score, 1208.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 5800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-3240T in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-3240T is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5800H is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-3240T and Ryzen 7 5800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.