Intel Pentium G3240 vs Intel Core i3-3220 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Pentium G3240		Intel Core i3-3220
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium G3240 and the Intel Core i3-3220 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Pentium G3240 2 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the Intel Core i3-3220 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2012.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Pentium G3000 (14)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000 (31)
5	Generation	3
Haswell S	Architecture	Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium G3240 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-3220 clocks with 3.30 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Pentium G3240	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3220
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.10 GHz	Frequency	3.30 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 Pentium G3240	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3220
--	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 (Haswell GT1)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
7.5	GPU Generation	7
22 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	3
10	Compute units	6
80	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
11.1	DirectX Version	11.0

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 (Haswell GT1)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2500
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium G3240, while the Intel Core i3-3220 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
Intel Pentium G3240	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3220
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1600
32 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Pentium G3240 has a TDP of 54 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-3220 is 55 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Pentium G3240	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3220
54 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Pentium G3240 has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-3220 is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
Intel Pentium G3240	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3220
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 1150	Socket	LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014	Release date	Q3/2012
54 $	Release price	117 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3240 (100%)

Intel Core i3-3220 (94%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3240 (85%)

Intel Core i3-3220 (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 Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	694 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	648 (93%)

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 Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1302 (95%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1376 (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 Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	577 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	558 (97%)

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 Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1004 (84%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1195 (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 Pentium G3240 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	176 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101 (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.


	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1937 (86%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2246 (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 Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	651 (80%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	812 (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 Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	123 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	115 (93%)

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 Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	236 (80%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	295 (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 Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	254 (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 Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	639 (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 Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	279 (100%)

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Intel Pentium G3240 vs Intel Core i3-3220

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details