Celeron 2957U vs Pentium G3240

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3240
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.22
+126%
Celeron 2957U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.54

Pentium G3240 outperforms Celeron 2957U by a whopping 126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23342854
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.183.41
Architecture codenameno dataHaswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data1.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d--
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1610
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Pentium G3240 1.22
+126%
Celeron 2957U 0.54

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
+127%
Celeron 2957U 855

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 0.54
Recency 1 April 2014 1 January 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium G3240 has a 125.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.

Celeron 2957U, on the other hand, has 253.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3240 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2957U in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3240 is a desktop processor while Celeron 2957U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3240 and Celeron 2957U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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