Pentium G3240 vs Celeron J3455

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J3455
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.46
+16.8%

Celeron J3455 outperforms Pentium G3240 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3455 and Pentium G3240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20792204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.25
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2016)no data
Release date30 August 2016 (7 years ago)1 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data
Current price$189 (1.8x MSRP)$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J3455 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHzno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3455 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1296FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3455 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSXno data-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP--
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron J3455 and Pentium G3240 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3455 and Pentium G3240 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-i-no data
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3455 and Pentium G3240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/sDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 500Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory8 GB1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency750 MHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3455 and Pentium G3240 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+
VGAno data+
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J3455 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 Celeron J3455 and Pentium G3240 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+11.1/12
OpenGL+4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3455 and Pentium G3240.

PCIe version2.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes616
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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.

Celeron J3455 1.46
+16.8%
Pentium G3240 1.25

Celeron J3455 outperforms Pentium G3240 by 17% 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%

Celeron J3455 2256
+16.3%
Pentium G3240 1939

Celeron J3455 outperforms Pentium G3240 by 16% 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%

Celeron J3455 254
Pentium G3240 522
+106%

Pentium G3240 outperforms Celeron J3455 by 106% 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%

Celeron J3455 753
Pentium G3240 892
+18.5%

Pentium G3240 outperforms Celeron J3455 by 18% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.46 1.25
Recency 30 August 2016 1 April 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 53 Watt

The Celeron J3455 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3240 in performance tests.


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