Intel Pentium G3240 vs Intel Celeron G440

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3240 and Intel Celeron G440 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

Intel Celeron G440

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3240

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 65.5°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1743 vs 747
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1944 vs 420

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 65.5°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1743 vs 747
PassMark - CPU mark	1944 vs 420

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G440

Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 53 Watt
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1397 vs 619
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1281 vs 1101

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 53 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1397 vs 619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1281 vs 1101

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3240
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1743

747

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1944

420

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

619

1397

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1101

1281

Name	Intel Pentium G3240	Intel Celeron G440
PassMark - Single thread mark	1743	747
PassMark - CPU mark	1944	420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	619	1397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1101	1281
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	Intel Celeron G440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'14	September 2011
Place in performance rating	2201	2207
Processor Number	G3240	G440
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$49.99
Value for money (0-100)		4.06
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	65.5°C
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	1
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache		256 KB
L3 cache		1024 KB
Maximum frequency		1.6 GHz
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	2.0
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® 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)