Intel Celeron G5905 vs Intel Pentium G3240T

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G5905 and Intel Pentium G3240T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron G5905

Intel Pentium G3240T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5905

Around 51% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 66.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2181 vs 1473
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2812 vs 1630

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 66.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2181 vs 1473
PassMark - CPU mark	2812 vs 1630

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3240T

Around 66% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 58 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 58 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G5905
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3240T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2181

1473

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2812

1630

Name	Intel Celeron G5905	Intel Pentium G3240T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2181	1473
PassMark - CPU mark	2812	1630
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4575

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G5905	Intel Pentium G3240T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Haswell
Launch date	27 Jul 2020	Q2'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$42
Place in performance rating	1102	1098
Processor Number	G5905	G3240T
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	66.4°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
VGA
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C	PCG 2013A
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)