i3-2340UE vs Pentium G3420

Place in the ranking	2313	2780
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	2.16	3.40
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	1 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$252	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3420 and Core i3-2340UE 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	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	13
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	177 mm²	149 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	624 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3420 and Core i3-2340UE 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1150	Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3420 and Core i3-2340UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium G3420 and Core i3-2340UE 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 G3420 and Core i3-2340UE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3420 and Core i3-2340UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3420 and Core i3-2340UE 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 G3420 and Core i3-2340UE 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 G3420 and Core i3-2340UE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3420 and Core i3-2340UE.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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 G3420 1.23
+102%

i3-2340UE 0.61

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 G3420 1949
+99.7%

i3-2340UE 976

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.23	0.61
Integrated graphics card	0.77	0.66
Recency	1 September 2013	1 June 2011
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	17 Watt

Pentium G3420 has a 101.6% higher aggregate performance score, 16.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

i3-2340UE, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 211.8% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2340UE in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3420 is a desktop processor while Core i3-2340UE is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3420 and Core i3-2340UE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.