Intel Pentium G3240 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Pentium G3240 was released in Q2/2014 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 2 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1150. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Pentium G3240 achieved a result of 694 points (single-core) or 1,302 points (multi-core).
Intel Pentium G3240

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Pentium G3240 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Pentium G3240.

Name: Intel Pentium G3240
Family: Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group: Intel Pentium G3000 (14)
Architecture: Haswell S
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 5
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G3240 has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G3240 is 3.10 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium G3240 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Pentium G3240 has the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) installed, which has 10 streaming multiprocessors (80 shaders).

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 10
Shader: 80
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2012
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

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 Intel Pentium G3240 supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 21.3 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1333
21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium G3240 has a TDP of 54 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 54 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Pentium G3240 is made in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1150
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 3.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
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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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium G3240 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4610Y Intel Core i7-4610Y
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
696
Intel Core i5-3330 Intel Core i5-3330
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
695
Intel Core i5-7200U Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
695
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
694
Intel Core i7-4702MQ Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
694
Intel Core i7-4702HQ Intel Core i7-4702HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
694
Intel Core i5-3330S Intel Core i5-3330S
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
693

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1305
Intel Core i5-2515E Intel Core i5-2515E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1305
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1304
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1302
AMD Phenom II X4 830 AMD Phenom II X4 830
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1302
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1299
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1295

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-2380P Intel Core i5-2380P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
583
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
578
Intel Core i5-2405S Intel Core i5-2405S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
578
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
577
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
576
Intel Core i3-4025U Intel Core i3-4025U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
574
Intel Core i3-4030U Intel Core i3-4030U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
574

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Atom x6427FE Intel Atom x6427FE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1021
Intel Celeron J4115 Intel Celeron J4115
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1006
Intel Core i5-4210Y Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1005
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1004
Intel Core i3-L13G4 Intel Core i3-L13G4
5C 5T @ 1.30 GHz
1002
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1002
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
994

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium G4400T Intel Pentium G4400T
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.95 GHz
182
Intel Pentium N3700 Intel Pentium N3700
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.70 GHz
179
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.70 GHz
179
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176
Intel Pentium 3560M Intel Pentium 3560M
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-4302Y Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1942
Intel Core i3-4025U Intel Core i3-4025U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1940
Intel Core i3-4030U Intel Core i3-4030U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1940
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1937
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1934
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 AMD Phenom II X2 B55
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1931
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1931

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron G4900 Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
658
Intel Core i3-530 Intel Core i3-530
2C 4T @ 2.93 GHz
657
Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core i5-2430M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
655
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
651
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
651
Intel Core i3-4000M Intel Core i3-4000M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
648
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
646

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
124
Intel Core i5-4430 Intel Core i5-4430
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
124
Intel Core i5-4570R Intel Core i5-4570R
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
124
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
123
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
123
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
123
Intel Celeron G3930T Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
123

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 620 AMD Athlon II X4 620
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
238
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
237
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
237
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
236
Intel Celeron G4900 Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
236
Intel Core i5-7Y54 Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
236
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz
236

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