AMD A6-6420K vs Intel Pentium G3240

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AMD A6-6420K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G3240
AMD A6-6420K Intel Pentium G3240

CPU comparison

AMD A6-6420K or Intel Pentium G3240 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A6-6420K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-6420K was released in Q1/2014.

The Intel Pentium G3240 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3240 was released in Q2/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A6-6000 (3) CPU group Intel Pentium G3000 (14)
3 Generation 5
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-6420K is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (4.20 GHz). The Intel Pentium G3240 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz.
AMD A6-6420K Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
4.00 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A6-6420K Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon HD 8470D GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
5 GPU Generation 7.5
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 10
192 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 11.1

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.
AMD Radeon HD 8470D GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-6420K supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3240 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A6-6420K Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A6-6420K has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Pentium G3240 is 54 W.
AMD A6-6420K Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-6420K has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium G3240 cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
AMD A6-6420K Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FM2 Socket LGA 1150
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q2/2014
53 $ Release price 54 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-6420K (87%)
Intel Pentium G3240 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-6420K (76%)
Intel Pentium G3240 (100%)

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.
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
607 (87%)
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
694 (100%)

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.
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
923 (71%)
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1302 (100%)

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.
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
AMD Radeon HD 8470D @ 0.80 GHz
307 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (57%)

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.
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
1542 (80%)
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1937 (100%)

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.
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
577 (100%)

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.
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1004 (100%)

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.
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
651 (100%)

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.
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
123 (100%)

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 A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
236 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD A6-6420K Intel Pentium G3240
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