Intel Core i5-1240P vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Processor comparisons   10-01-2022
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-1240P vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like VeraCrypt, Handbrake, Gears 5, Furmark, AIDA64, PCMark 10, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, PassMark, MATLAB, 7zip, Prime95, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Borderlands 3
Valheim
Last Man Standing
DOOM: Eternal
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Apex Legends
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rainbow Six Siege
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i5-1240P.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-1240P

56%

Ryzen 7 3700X

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-1240P

55%

Ryzen 7 3700X

55%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.9	97.2
Valorant	110.1	110.5
Cyberpunk 2077	61.7	61.9
Apex Legends	103.5	103.8
Call of Duty Warzone	82.6	82.8
Overwatch	89.2	89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.0	76.2
DOOM Eternal	55.1	55.2
Warzone	85.9	86.2
Assassin's Creed	92.5	92.8
Valheim	91.4	91.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-1240P

181%

Ryzen 7 3700X

68%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-1240P is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 3700X as it consumes less power: 28W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-1240P	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	264	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1931	2114
Cinbench 20 Single-core	633	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4385	4834
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1481	1294
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14457	12355

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-1240P	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	3467	2716
Multi-Core	20240	22880

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-1240P	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	1523	1339
Multi-Core	8742	9023

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-1240P	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	AM4
Core name	Alder Lake-P	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	12	3
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	1.7 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	12	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache		512KB
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	24 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000071 100-100000071BOX 100-100000071MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3700X is 52% better than Core i5-1240P in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-1240P has 4 more core than Ryzen 7 3700X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-1240P is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is better: 22
Although it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-1240P and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-1240P - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-1240P specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X specs and review.