Intel Pentium G3240 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium G3240 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2014 and belongs to the 5 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium G3240, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1150 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium G3240
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G3000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G3240 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G3240 is 3.1 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.1 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium G3240 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium G3240 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1), which has 80 texture shaders and 10 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 10
Shaders: 80
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q4/2012

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 21.3 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 54 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 54 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G3240 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 3.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1150
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 3.0 MB
Architecture: Haswell S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2014
Release price: 54 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 900e
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
4488
4488
Intel Celeron G1840
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
4483
4483
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
4420
4420
Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
4394
4394
AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
4332
4332

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
2540
2540
Intel Core i3-4110M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
2534
2534
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
2501
2501
Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
2492
2492
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
2461
2461

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i3-4025U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1940
1940
Intel Core i3-4030U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1940
1940
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
1937
1937
Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1934
1934
AMD A4-5150M
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
1921
1921

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-2515E
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1305
1305
Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1305
1305
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
1302
1302
MediaTek Helio X30
NoneC NoneT @ --
1295
1295
AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1288
1288

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1024
1024
Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1005
1005
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
1004
1004
Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
994
994
Intel Core i5-2410M
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
987
987

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-3610ME
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
697
697
Intel Core i7-4610Y
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
696
696
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
694
694
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
691
691
Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
691
691

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-530
2C 4T @ 2.93 GHz
657
657
Intel Core i5-2430M
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
655
655
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
651
651
Intel Core i5-2410M
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
629
629
Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
627
627

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-2380P
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
583
583
Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
578
578
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
577
577
Intel Core i3-4025U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
574
574
Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
574
574

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
236
236
Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
236
236
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
236
236
Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
236
236
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
236
236

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
123
123
Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
123
123
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
123
123
Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
123
123
Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
123
123

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
16.2
16.2
Intel Pentium G3250T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
16.2
16.2
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
16.2
16.2
Intel Pentium G3450T
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
16.2
16.2
Intel Pentium G3250T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
16.2
16.2

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
2.5
2.5
Intel Celeron G1850
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
2.5
2.5

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4350U
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
1.3
1.3
Intel Core i3-6100H
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1.3
1.3
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
1.3
1.3
Intel Core i3-6100H
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1.3
1.3
Intel Core m5-6Y54
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
1.3
1.3