Ryzen 3 3250U vs Pentium G3240

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3240
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.27
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.49
+96.1%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Pentium G3240 by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3240 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23121762
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency2.1915.14
Architecture codenameno dataPicasso (2019−2022)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3240 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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
SocketFCLGA1150FP5
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3240 and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium G3240 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 Ryzen 3 3250U 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 Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3
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 Ryzen 3 3250U 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 Ryzen 3 3250U 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 Ryzen 3 3250U 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 Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe versionUp to 3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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 1.27
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.49
+96.1%

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 1940
Ryzen 3 3250U 3811
+96.4%

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 518
Ryzen 3 3250U 749
+44.6%

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 869
Ryzen 3 3250U 1454
+67.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.27 2.49
Recency 1 April 2014 6 January 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has a 96.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 253.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3240 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3240 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3240 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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