Intel Core i3-10100F vs Intel Pentium G3240T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-10100F and Intel Pentium G3240T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-10100F

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • 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 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2593 vs 1484
  • 5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8755 vs 1657
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
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 2593 vs 1484
PassMark - CPU mark 8755 vs 1657

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3240T

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-10100F
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3240T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2593
1484
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8755
1657
Name Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Pentium G3240T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2593 1484
PassMark - CPU mark 8755 1657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3176
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4575

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Pentium G3240T

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Haswell
Launch date Q4'20 Q2'14
Launch price (MSRP) $79 - $97
Place in performance rating 1180 1182
Processor Number i3-10100F G3240T
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz 2.70 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s 5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 66.4°C
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 8 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

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) 65 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 AVX2 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)

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3