Intel Pentium G3240T vs AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3240T and AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE 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.

Intel Pentium G3240T

AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3240T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2720 vs 2268

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2720 vs 2268

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1511 vs 1491
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2839 vs 1674
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6568 vs 4575

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1511 vs 1491
PassMark - CPU mark	2839 vs 1674
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6568 vs 4575

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3240T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1491

1511

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1674

2839

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2720

2268

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4575

6568

Name	Intel Pentium G3240T	AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1491	1511
PassMark - CPU mark	1674	2839
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2720	2268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4575	6568

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3240T	AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Deneb
Launch date	Q2'14	May 2011
Place in performance rating	1180	1195
Processor Number	G3240T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN PIB		HDZ980FBGMBOX
OPN Tray		HDZ980FBK4DGM
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum frequency		3.7 GHz
Transistor count		758 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	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
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)	35 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)