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).

 

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: 1747 vs 1237
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1938 vs 1230
  • 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 1747 vs 1237
PassMark - CPU mark 1938 vs 1230
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
1747
1237
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1938
1230
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 1747 1237
PassMark - CPU mark 1938 1230
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 2119 2125
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™)