Pentium N3520 vs Pentium G3240

VS

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3240
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.22
+69.4%
Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.72

Pentium G3240 outperforms Pentium N3520 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3240 and Pentium N3520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23342702
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.189.09
Architecture codenameno dataBay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 December 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3240 and Pentium N3520 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.17 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.42 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data224 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240 and Pentium N3520 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3240 and Pentium N3520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium G3240 and Pentium N3520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3240 and Pentium N3520 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3240 and Pentium N3520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
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 Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3240 and Pentium N3520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3240 and Pentium N3520 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 Pentium N3520 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 Pentium N3520.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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
+69.4%
Pentium N3520 0.72

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
+69.6%
Pentium N3520 1146

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.

Pentium G3240 522
+200%
Pentium N3520 174

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.

Pentium G3240 877
+78.6%
Pentium N3520 491

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 0.72
Recency 1 April 2014 1 December 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium G3240 has a 69.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.

Pentium N3520, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 657.1% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3240 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3240 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3520 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3240 and Pentium N3520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Pentium G3240
Pentium G3240
Intel Pentium N3520
Pentium N3520

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.1 171 vote

Rate Pentium G3240 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.2 82 votes

Rate Pentium N3520 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Pentium G3240 or Pentium N3520, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.