Intel Pentium G3240 vs AMD FX-6120

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3240 and AMD FX-6120 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 FX-6120

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 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1747 vs 1409
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 619 vs 483

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1747 vs 1409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	619 vs 483

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6120

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3887 vs 1938
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1798 vs 1101

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3887 vs 1938
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1798 vs 1101

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3240
CPU 2: AMD FX-6120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1747

1409

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1938

3887

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

619

483

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1101

1798

Name	Intel Pentium G3240	AMD FX-6120
PassMark - Single thread mark	1747	1409
PassMark - CPU mark	1938	3887
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	619	483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1101	1798
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2835
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	614
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2835

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3240	AMD FX-6120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zambezi
Launch date	Q2'14	October 2012
Place in performance rating	2119	2126
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	6
Number of threads	2
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6144 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
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	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	95 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)