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).

 

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: 1742 vs 747
  • 4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1941 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 1742 vs 747
PassMark - CPU mark 1941 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
1742
747
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1941
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 1742 747
PassMark - CPU mark 1941 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 2202 2208
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)