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Intel Pentium G3440: specs and benchmarks
Price now
99$
Games supported
71%
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
Year of release
2014
Performance
1.96
Summary
Intel started Intel Pentium G3440 sales 1 May 2014 at a recommended price of $95. This is Haswell architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 22 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3.3 and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1150 processor with a TDP of 53 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR3 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
1.96%
of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX.
General info
Of Pentium G3440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance rating | 1779 | |
| Value for money | 15.85 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | |
| Release date | 1 May 2014 (8 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $95 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
| Price now | $99 (1x MSRP) | of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Value for money
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | of 5.5 (Core i9-12900KS) |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | of 1536 (EPYC Embedded 3401) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | of 12288 (Core 2 Quad Q9550) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | of 5 (Apple M1) |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | of 110 (Atom x7-E3950) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | of 57000 (Apple M1 Max) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3440 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FCLGA1150 | |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 53 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | |
| AES-NI | - | |
| vPro | - | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
| TSX | - | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| SIPP | - |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | |
| EDB | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | - | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Pentium G3440's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | of 4800 (Ryzen 9 6980HX) |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | of 281.6 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| ECC memory support | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Pentium G3440.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | |
| Max video memory | 1.7 GB | |
| Quick Sync Video | + | |
| Clear Video HD | + | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3440's integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| eDP | + | |
| DisplayPort | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| DVI | + | |
| VGA | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3440's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G3440's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.1/12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | of 3 (Core i7-7700K) |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Pentium G3440. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 Single-Core
- GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
Relative perfomance
Overall Pentium G3440 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Pentium G3440 from AMD is Athlon II X4 641, which is faster by 1% and higher by 7 positions in our rating.
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