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Intel Pentium G3240 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-20

The Intel Pentium G3240 was released in Q2/2014 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 2 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1150. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Pentium G3240 achieved a result of 694 points (single-core) or 1,302 points (multi-core).

At a glance
Name:	Intel Pentium G3240
Family:	Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group:	Intel Pentium G3000 (14)
Architecture:	Haswell S
Technology:	14 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	5
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G3240 has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G3240 is 3.10 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 2
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium G3240 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Pentium G3240 has the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) installed, which has 10 streaming multiprocessors (80 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	10
Shader:	80
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q4/2012

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7.5
Direct X:	11.1
Technology:	22 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium G3240 supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 21.3 GB/s.

DDR3-1333	21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Pentium G3240 has a TDP of 54 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	54 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Pentium G3240 is made in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1150
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q2/2014
Release price:	54 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium G3240 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i5-2380P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	583
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	578
	Intel Core i5-2405S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	578
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	577
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	576
	Intel Core i7-3555LE 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	572
	Intel Core i5-2320 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	572

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	AMD A10-5700 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1054
	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1025
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1024
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1004
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	992
	Intel Celeron G4900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	982
	Intel Pentium G3450T 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	978

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 i3-4330T 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	702
	Intel Core i5-2320 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	701
	Intel Core i5-3330 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	695
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	694
	Intel Core i5-3330S 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	693
	Intel Core i5-2400 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	691
	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz	688

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 i5-660 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	1308
	Intel Core i5-661 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	1308
	Intel Celeron G1850 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	1307
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1302
	AMD Phenom II X4 830 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1302
	AMD A8-6500 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1299
	AMD FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1294

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 Celeron G3900 Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.95 GHz	182
	Intel Pentium N3700 Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.70 GHz	179
	Intel Pentium N3710 Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.70 GHz	179
	Intel Pentium G3240 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	176
	Intel Pentium G3220 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	176
	Intel Pentium G3220T Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	176
	Intel Pentium G3430 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	176

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 Athlon II X4 605e 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1960
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1954
	Intel Core i3-2120 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1945
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1937
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1934
	AMD Phenom II X2 545 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1931
	AMD Phenom II X2 B55 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1931

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 G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	671
	Intel Celeron G4900 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	658
	Intel Core i3-530 2C 4T @ 2.93 GHz	657
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	651
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	651
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	636
	AMD FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	636

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 i5-4430 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	124
	Intel Core i5-4570R 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	124
	Intel Core i7-4701EQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	124
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	123
	Intel Celeron G3930T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	123
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	123
	Intel Celeron G3920 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	123

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 Athlon II X4 615e 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	240
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	240
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	238
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	236
	Intel Celeron G4900 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	236
	AMD A10-5700 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	231
	Intel Celeron G3950 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	228

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,833 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,779 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
741 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,108 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,104 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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