PRO A4-8350B vs Pentium G3240T

Primary Details

Comparing Pentium G3240T and PRO A4-8350B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2303	2301
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	1.29	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	1 April 2014 (10 years ago)	29 September 2015 (8 years ago)
Current price	$19.96	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Pentium G3240T and PRO A4-8350B 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
L2 cache	no data	1024 KB
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240T and PRO A4-8350B 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	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3240T and PRO A4-8350B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
FRTC	no data	1
FreeSync	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
RAID	no data	+
HSA	no data	1
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G3240T and PRO A4-8350B 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 G3240T and PRO A4-8350B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3240T and PRO A4-8350B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
Number of pipelines	no data	256
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3240T and PRO A4-8350B 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 G3240T and PRO A4-8350B 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 G3240T and PRO A4-8350B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.3	no data
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3240T and PRO A4-8350B.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

PRO A4-8350B outperforms Pentium G3240T by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	1.05	1.06
Recency	1 April 2014	29 September 2015
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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