Intel® Pentium® G3240

The Intel Pentium G3240 is a desktop processor with 2 cores and 2 threads, built on the Haswell architecture. It launched in Apr 2014. A 3-MB L3 cache backs the cores (1.8 MB per core). It addresses DDR3 memory up to 32 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1150 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 53 W. Notable platform capabilities: Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Pentium G3240 scores 1,669 in single-core performance and 1,887 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 1,775 for overall performance, 3,563 for productivity performance, 4,042 for creator performance, 1,757 for engineering performance and 5,479 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 944 per core, 944 per thread and 36 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 244. Its performance index is 22, so its overall performance is 78% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Pentium G3240 scores 6,437 in integer math, 5,015 in floating-point math, 31,847 in compression, 409 in cryptography, 191 in physics simulation, 1,197 in vector SIMD, 14 in the prime sieve and 4,243 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 89% below in integer math, 89% below in floating-point math, 86% below in compression, 96% below in cryptography, 82% below in physics simulation, 92% below in vector SIMD, 79% below in the prime sieve and 81% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Pentium G3240 has 2 physical cores and runs 2 logical threads. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 3.10 GHz.

The Intel Pentium G3240 is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Pentium family, uses the Haswell architecture, carries the codename Haswell and is manufactured on a 22 nm process. It launched in Apr 2014.

The Intel Pentium G3240 has 128 KB of L1 cache, 512 KB of L2 cache and 3 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 3.6 MB of cache, or 1.81 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Pentium G3240 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 128 KB, L2 at 512 KB and L3 at 3 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 83% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Pentium G3240 supports DDR3 memory, addresses up to 32 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support DDR5, DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Pentium G3240 includes integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors) and clocks the graphics up to 1.10 GHz.

The Intel Pentium G3240 uses the FCLGA1150 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Pentium G3240 has a rated TDP of 53 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Pentium G3240 is also identified by the model number G3240.

Feex has recorded 58% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Pentium G3240. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1150 socket as the Intel Pentium G3240 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Pentium G3220, Intel Pentium G3260T, Intel Pentium G3450T, Intel Pentium G3420T and Intel Celeron G1850.