Phenom X4 9600B vs Pentium G3240T

VS

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3240T
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.05
Phenom X4 9600B
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.16
+10.5%

Phenom X4 9600B outperforms Pentium G3240T by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3240T and Phenom X4 9600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24362382
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.841.15
Architecture codenameno dataAgena (2007−2008)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)April 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3240T and Phenom X4 9600B 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
Boost clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data65 nm
Die sizeno data285 mm2
Number of transistorsno data450 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240T and Phenom X4 9600B 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 dataAM2+
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3240T and Phenom X4 9600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

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
Phenom X4 9600B 1.16
+10.5%

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
Phenom X4 9600B 1842
+10%

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
+79.9%
Phenom X4 9600B 278

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
Phenom X4 9600B 993
+16.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 1.16
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium G3240T has 171.4% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9600B, on the other hand, has a 10.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Phenom X4 9600B is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3240T in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3240T and Phenom X4 9600B, 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 G3240T
Pentium G3240T
AMD Phenom X4 9600B
Phenom X4 9600B

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.


2.2 6 votes

Rate Pentium G3240T on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4 13 votes

Rate Phenom X4 9600B on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Pentium G3240T or Phenom X4 9600B, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.