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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 15.35

Overall Rank:
3640th fastest in multithreading out of 5783 CPUs
2337th fastest in single threading out of 5783 CPUs
1024th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $126.19 USD (2026-02-12)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1937
Single Thread Rating
1717

Samples: 603*
*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 Math6,605 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,145 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,367 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption418.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression32,706 KBytes/Sec
Physics196 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,229 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,717 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$124.86 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,941
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,087
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,133
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz
 1,937
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.61
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz
 15.35
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz
 1,717
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3264576 - Feb 05 2026
2135
BL3264563 - Feb 05 2026
2111
BL3262433 - Feb 04 2026
2115
BL3238202 - Jan 24 2026
2159
BL3196532 - Jan 08 2026
2163
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz
 1,937
AMD A6-6420K APU vs Intel Pentium G3240
 1,582 (-18.3%)
Intel Pentium G3450 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240
 2,192 (+13.1%)
Intel Celeron G1820 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240
 1,671 (-13.8%)
Intel Pentium G3460 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240
 2,114 (+9.1%)
Intel Pentium G2140 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240
 2,095 (+8.2%)
Intel Pentium G2030T @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240
 1,597 (-17.5%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Pentium G3240
 1,797 (-7.2%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3240
 1,680 (-13.3%)
AMD A4-6320 APU vs Intel Pentium G3240
 1,532 (-20.9%)
AMD A4-4020 APU vs Intel Pentium G3240
 1,269 (-34.5%)
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240
 2,061 (+6.4%)
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3240
 2,010 (+3.8%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,424
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,194
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,772
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz
 351