Intel Core i5-11500H vs Intel Pentium G3240T

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Intel Core i5-11500H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G3240T
Intel Core i5-11500H Intel Pentium G3240T

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-11500H 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 Core i5-11500H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11500H was released in Q2/2021.

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 Core i5 (331) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group Intel Pentium G3000 (14)
11 Generation 5
Tiger Lake H Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-12500H Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-11500H is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.60 GHz). The Intel Pentium G3240T has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240T
6 Cores 2
12 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
11 GPU Generation 7.5
10 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 10
256 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-11500H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3240T can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240T
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
5.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-11500H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Pentium G3240T is 35 W.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240T
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-11500H has a 17.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium G3240T cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic Intel Pentium G3240T
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1787 Socket LGA 1150
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2014
250 $ Release price 54 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500H (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T (34%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500H (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T (14%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1459 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
600 (41%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6672 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
1136 (17%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1934 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
502 (26%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6329 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
892 (14%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (24%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
16082 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
1749 (11%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1442 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
9532 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
577 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
4186 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 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 Core i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
211 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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