Intel Pentium G3240 vs Intel Core 2 Duo P7370

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3240 and Intel Core 2 Duo P7370 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 Core 2 Duo P7370

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3240

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1741 vs 793
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1950 vs 790

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1741 vs 793
PassMark - CPU mark	1950 vs 790

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P7370

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 53 Watt
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1249 vs 619
Around 69% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1856 vs 1101

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 53 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1249 vs 619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1856 vs 1101

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3240
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P7370

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1741

793

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1950

790

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

619

1249

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1101

1856

Name	Intel Pentium G3240	Intel Core 2 Duo P7370
PassMark - Single thread mark	1741	793
PassMark - CPU mark	1950	790
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	619	1249
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1101	1856
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 Core 2 Duo P7370
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Penryn
Launch date	Q2'14	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	2204	2229
Processor Number	G3240	P7370
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	1066 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
L2 cache		3072 KB
Maximum frequency		2 GHz
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		1.00V-1.25V
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
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
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	25 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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)