Celeron N3050 vs Pentium G3240

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3240
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.22
+230%
Celeron N3050
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.37

Pentium G3240 outperforms Celeron N3050 by a whopping 230% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3240 and Celeron N3050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23193029
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.185.84
Architecture codenameno dataBraswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3240 and Celeron N3050 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.16 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240 and Celeron N3050 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron N3050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium G3240 and Celeron N3050 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron N3050 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron N3050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
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 ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory1.7 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3240 and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron N3050 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 Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12+
OpenGL4.3+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3240 and Celeron N3050.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 G3240 1.22
+230%
Celeron N3050 0.37

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 G3240 1943
+231%
Celeron N3050 587

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 G3240 521
+232%
Celeron N3050 157

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 G3240 877
+219%
Celeron N3050 275

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 0.37
Recency 1 April 2014 1 April 2015
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium G3240 has a 229.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N3050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 783.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3240 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3050 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3240 is a desktop processor while Celeron N3050 is a notebook one.


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