Intel Pentium G3240 vs AMD A4-5300B

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3240 and AMD A4-5300B 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G3240

AMD A4-5300B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3240

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1742 vs 1233
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1941 vs 1243
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 619 vs 403
Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1101 vs 622
Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 614 vs 327
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1698 vs 1142
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2835 vs 2537
Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 614 vs 327
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1698 vs 1142
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2835 vs 2537

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1742 vs 1233
PassMark - CPU mark	1941 vs 1243
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	619 vs 403
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1101 vs 622
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	614 vs 327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1698 vs 1142
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2835 vs 2537
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	614 vs 327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1698 vs 1142
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2835 vs 2537

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3240
CPU 2: AMD A4-5300B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1742

1233

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1941

1243

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

619

403

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1101

622

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

614

327

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1698

1142

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2835

2537

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

614

327

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1698

1142

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2835

2537

Name	Intel Pentium G3240	AMD A4-5300B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1742	1233
PassMark - CPU mark	1941	1243
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	619	403
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1101	622
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.832
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	614	327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1698	1142
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2835	2537
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	614	327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1698	1142
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2835	2537

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3240	AMD A4-5300B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Trinity
Launch date	Q2'14	October 2012
Place in performance rating	2202	2205
Processor Number	G3240
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		70 °C
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)