A4-5100 vs Pentium G3240

Place in the ranking	2335	2580
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	2.18	5.36
Architecture codename	no data	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	1 April 2014 (10 years ago)	4 November 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3240 and A4-5100 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1.55 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L2 cache	no data	2048 KB
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240 and A4-5100 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3240 and A4-5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium G3240 and A4-5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3240 and A4-5100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3240 and A4-5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	AMD Radeon HD 8330
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3240 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3240 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3240 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.3	no data
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3240 and A4-5100.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8

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.

Pentium G3240 1.22
+43.5%

A4-5100 0.85

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.

Pentium G3240 1944
+44.4%

A4-5100 1346

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.22	0.85
Integrated graphics card	0.77	0.69
Recency	1 April 2014	4 November 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	15 Watt

Pentium G3240 has a 43.5% higher aggregate performance score, 11.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 months, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

A4-5100, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 253.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3240 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5100 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3240 is a desktop processor while A4-5100 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3240 and A4-5100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.