A6-3670K vs Pentium G3240

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3240 and A6-3670K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2334not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.18no data
Architecture codenameno dataLlano (2011−2012)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)20 December 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3240 and A6-3670K 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
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240 and A6-3670K 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1150FM1
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3240 and A6-3670K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G3240 and A6-3670K 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 G3240 and A6-3670K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3240 and A6-3670K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsRadeon HD 6530D
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3240 and A6-3670K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3240 and A6-3670K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3240 and A6-3670K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3240 and A6-3670K.

PCIe versionUp to 3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2014 20 December 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 100 Watt

Pentium G3240 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 88.7% lower power consumption.

A6-3670K, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

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