Intel Pentium G3240

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Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Pentium G3000
Family
Intel Pentium
Generation
5
Name
Intel Pentium G3240
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
2
CPU Threads
2
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
No turbo
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
No turbo

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
11.1
Execution units
10
Generation
7.5
GPU Frequency
350 MHz
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU Turbo
1100 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
Q4/2012
Shader
80
Technology
22 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
Decode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
Yes
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3-1333
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
54 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Haswell S
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
3.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q2/2014
Socket
LGA 1150
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

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

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

667 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

825 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

837 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

1038 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

1338 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

538 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

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

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

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

263 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

867 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Pentium G3240 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

123

Intel Pentium G3240

124

Intel Core i5-4300M

124

Intel Core i5-4430

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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

Higher values are better in this metric.

236

Intel Pentium G3240

240

Intel Core i3-4000M

239

AMD A10-7800

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

632

Intel Pentium G3240

635

Intel Core i3-3225

634

AMD FX-9590

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1117

Intel Pentium G3240

1122

Intel Core i5-4200U

1120

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

176 GFLOPS

Intel Pentium G3240

182 GFLOPS

Intel Pentium G4400T

179 GFLOPS

Intel Pentium N3700

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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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2501

Intel Pentium G3240

2534

Intel Core i3-4110M

2526

AMD Athlon X4 845

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

4420

Intel Pentium G3240

4488

AMD Phenom II X4 900e

4483

Intel Celeron G1840

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.3

Intel Pentium G3240

1.32

Intel Core i5-4200M

1.32

Intel Core i5-4350U

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.55

Intel Pentium G3240

2.6

Intel Core i3-4000M

2.59

Intel Core i5-4260U

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

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

16.2

Intel Pentium G3240

16.7

Intel Core i3-4130

16.7

Intel Core i3-4330

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3287

Intel Pentium G3240

3305

Intel Core m5-6Y57

3304

AMD A8-6500T

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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