Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G3240 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 53 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3240 @ 3.10GHz, Intel Pentium CPU G3240 @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 23.75

Overall Rank:
3028th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
1862nd fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
906th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $81.39 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1933

Single Thread Rating

1742

Samples: 532*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,018
Thread: 1,771

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math	6,682 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,245 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,446 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	409.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,596 KBytes/Sec
Physics	199 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,223 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,742 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$81.39 USD	Buy Now!
	$108.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,091
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,474
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,602
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,525
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz		1,933

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.93
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz		23.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz		1,742

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2200431 - Sep 21 2024		1331
BL2197448 - Sep 17 2024		1714
BL2193100 - Sep 12 2024		1763
BL2182774 - Aug 30 2024		2137
BL2120618 - Jun 10 2024		1980

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz		1,933
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3240		1,631 (-15.6%)
AMD A4-6320 APU vs Intel Pentium G3240		1,530 (-20.8%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3240		1,501 (-22.3%)
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240		1,560 (-19.3%)
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240		2,076 (+7.4%)
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240		1,933 (+0.0%)
AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Pentium G3240		1,799 (-6.9%)
AMD A10-6700T APU vs Intel Pentium G3240		2,299 (+18.9%)
Intel Pentium G3430 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240		2,127 (+10.0%)
AMD PRO A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3240		1,770 (-8.4%)
Intel Celeron G1630 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240		1,707 (-11.7%)
AMD PRO A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G3240		1,662 (-14.0%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,114
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,777
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz		788

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