Pentium G3240 vs Athlon 3000G

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.90
+132%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium G3240 by a whopping 132% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking15812211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.640.25
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2020)no data
Release date21 November 2019 (4 years ago)1 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data
Current price$165 (3.4x MSRP)$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 3000G has 2956% better value for money than Pentium G3240.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHzno data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size209.78 mm2?no data
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+no data
PowerNow+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size64 GB?32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s21.3 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and Pentium G3240.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 3000G 2.90
+132%
Pentium G3240 1.25

Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium G3240 by 132% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon 3000G 4491
+131%
Pentium G3240 1940

Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium G3240 by 131% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon 3000G 955
+83%
Pentium G3240 522

Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium G3240 by 83% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon 3000G 1971
+121%
Pentium G3240 892

Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium G3240 by 121% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.90 1.25
Recency 21 November 2019 1 April 2014
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 53 Watt

The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3240 in performance tests.


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