Pentium G3240 vs A12-9700P

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9700P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.53
+25.4%
Pentium G3240
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.22

A12-9700P outperforms Pentium G3240 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9700P and Pentium G3240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21262318
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency9.652.18
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)no data
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A12-9700P and Pentium G3240 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L2 cache2048 KBno data
L3 cacheno data3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C72 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A12-9700P and Pentium G3240 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
SocketFP4FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9700P and Pentium G3240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A12-9700P and Pentium G3240 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9700P and Pentium G3240 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9700P and Pentium G3240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
iGPU core count6no data
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9700P and Pentium G3240 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A12-9700P and Pentium G3240 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9700P and Pentium G3240 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9700P and Pentium G3240.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes816

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.

A12-9700P 1.53
+25.4%
Pentium G3240 1.22

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.

A12-9700P 2428
+25.1%
Pentium G3240 1941

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.53 1.22
Recency 1 June 2016 1 April 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 53 Watt

A12-9700P has a 25.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 253.3% lower power consumption.

Pentium G3240, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

The A12-9700P is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3240 in performance tests.

Be aware that A12-9700P is a notebook processor while Pentium G3240 is a desktop one.


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