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Intel Pentium G3240 vs Intel Celeron N2940. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Pentium G3240
Intel Pentium G3240
Released
Q2/2014
Overall score
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Intel Celeron N2940
Intel Celeron N2940

What's the best choice Intel Pentium G3240 or Intel Celeron N2940? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Pentium G3240 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Intel Celeron N2940 has a maximum frequency of 1.83 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 7.5 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1323 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 41% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 1.83 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium G3240 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    702 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    841 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    998 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1281 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1405 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    538 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    665 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    620 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    274 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1045 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1536 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.14 times less performance per watt

    7.5 W left arrow 54 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron N2940 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1047 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    992 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1651 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    837 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    783 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    739 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    771 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    356 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1241 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
Intel Celeron N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium G3000 left arrow Intel Celeron J1000/N2000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.10 GHz left arrow 1.83 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 2.25 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) left arrow Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.31 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • Execution units
    10 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    80 left arrow 32
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 7
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 11.2
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q3/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron N2940 and Intel Pentium G3240. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 4
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium G3240 and Intel Celeron N2940 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    54 W left arrow 7.5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium G3240 and Intel Pentium G3240, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Bay Trail
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow BGA 1170
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q2/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium G3240 and Intel Celeron N2940.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
123
Intel Pentium G3240
38
Intel Celeron N2940
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
236
Intel Pentium G3240
140
Intel Celeron N2940
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
176
Intel Pentium G3240
55
Intel Celeron N2940
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2501
Intel Pentium G3240
955
Intel Celeron N2940
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4420
Intel Pentium G3240
3054
Intel Celeron N2940
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.3
Intel Pentium G3240
0.43
Intel Celeron N2940
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
2.55
Intel Pentium G3240
1.57
Intel Celeron N2940
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
16.2
Intel Pentium G3240
10.3
Intel Celeron N2940
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
3287
Intel Pentium G3240
1844
Intel Celeron N2940

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