Intel Core2 Duo E6420 vs Intel Pentium G3240T

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Intel Core2 Duo E6420 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G3240T
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Intel Pentium G3240T

CPU comparison

Intel Core2 Duo E6420 or Intel Pentium G3240T - 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 Intel Core2 Duo E6420 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.13 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo E6420 was released in Q2/2007.

The Intel Pentium G3240T has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3240T was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Core2 Duo (29) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core 2 Duo E4000/E6000 (15) CPU group Intel Pentium G3000 (14)
1 Generation 5
Conroe (Core) Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core2 Duo E6420 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.13 GHz. The Intel Pentium G3240T has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz.

Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240T
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.13 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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.

Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240T
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 10
-- Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core2 Duo E6420 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3240T can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240T
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- 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 Intel Core2 Duo E6420 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Pentium G3240T is 35 W.

Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240T
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core2 Duo E6420 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium G3240T cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240T
65 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 775 Socket LGA 1150
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2007 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price 54 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 (51%)
Intel Pentium G3240T (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 (48%)
Intel Pentium G3240T (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.
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Intel Core2 Duo E6420
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
308 (51%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
600 (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.
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Intel Core2 Duo E6420
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
565 (50%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
1136 (100%)

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 Core2 Duo E6420 Intel Core2 Duo E6420
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
793 (45%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
1749 (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.
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Intel Core2 Duo E6420
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
502 (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.
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Intel Core2 Duo E6420
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
892 (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.
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Intel Core2 Duo E6420
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (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.
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Intel Core2 Duo E6420
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
109 (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.
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Intel Core2 Duo E6420
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
211 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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