Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Pentium G3240T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3240T
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.05
+20.7%
Core 2 Duo E8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.87

Pentium G3240T outperforms Core 2 Duo E8600 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3240T and Core 2 Duo E8600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24362569
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.841.27
Architecture codenameno dataWolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3240T and Core 2 Duo E8600 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 speedno data3.33 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.33 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s1333 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithographyno data45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240T and Core 2 Duo E8600 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3240T and Core 2 Duo E8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium G3240T and Core 2 Duo E8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3240T and Core 2 Duo E8600 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3240T and Core 2 Duo E8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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 G3240T 1.05
+20.7%
Core 2 Duo E8600 0.87

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 G3240T 1674
+21.5%
Core 2 Duo E8600 1378

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 G3240T 500
+23.8%
Core 2 Duo E8600 404

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 G3240T 852
+28.5%
Core 2 Duo E8600 663

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 0.87
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G3240T has a 20.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3240T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8600 in performance tests.


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