Intel Core i3-3240 vs Intel Pentium G4560

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Intel Core i3-3240 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G4560
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Pentium G4560

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-3240 and the Intel Pentium G4560 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-3240 2 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the Intel Pentium G4560 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2017.
Intel Core i3 (202) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group Intel Pentium G4000 (5)
3 Generation 7
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Kaby Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3240 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium G4560 clocks with 3.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i3-3240 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4560
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 3.50 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 Core i3-3240 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4560
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
7 GPU Generation 9.5
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 12
48 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 12

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.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-3240, while the Intel Pentium G4560 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i3-3240 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4560
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2400
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-3240 has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium G4560 is 54 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i3-3240 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4560
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3240 has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium G4560 is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i3-3240 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4560
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q1/2017
117 $ Release price 60 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

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 i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
672 (74%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
903 (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 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1483 (73%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2027 (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 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
586 (76%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
768 (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 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1240 (80%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1547 (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 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101 (50%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (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 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2322 (66%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3518 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
286 (84%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
339 (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.
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
835 (84%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
994 (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 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
119 (79%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
151 (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 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
306 (80%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
382 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
860 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2344 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
259 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
824 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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