Intel Pentium G3240T vs AMD A6-9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3240T and AMD A6-9500 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, 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 G3240T

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 5.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2720 vs 484
  • 5.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4575 vs 800
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2720 vs 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4575 vs 800

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 66.4°C
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1625 vs 1491
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1870 vs 1674
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 66.4°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1625 vs 1491
PassMark - CPU mark 1870 vs 1674

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3240T
CPU 2: AMD A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1491
1625
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1674
1870
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2720
484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4575
800
Name Intel Pentium G3240T AMD A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1491 1625
PassMark - CPU mark 1674 1870
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2720 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4575 800
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6783

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G3240T AMD A6-9500

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Bristol Ridge
Launch date Q2'14 27 July 2017
Place in performance rating 1180 1189
Processor Number G3240T
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $64
OPN PIB AD9500AGABBOX
OPN Tray AD9500AGM23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $56.83
Value for money (0-100) 15.52

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.70 GHz 3.5 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 66.4°C 90°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2
Compute Cores 8
Die size 246 mm
L2 cache 1 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 1178 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 200 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 Radeon R5 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1029 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

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 DirectX® 12
OpenGL 4.3
Vulkan

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A
Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 8
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0 3.0 x8
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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

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™)