Phenom II X4 805 vs Pentium G3240T

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3240T
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.05
Phenom II X4 805
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.23
+17.1%

Phenom II X4 805 outperforms Pentium G3240T by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3240T and Phenom II X4 805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24362320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.10
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.841.22
Architecture codenameno dataDeneb (2009−2011)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)9 February 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$174

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3240T and Phenom II X4 805 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 speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data45 nm
Die sizeno data258 mm2
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240T and Phenom II X4 805 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
Socketno dataAM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3240T and Phenom II X4 805 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3240T and Phenom II X4 805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3240T and Phenom II X4 805.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 G3240T 1.05
Phenom II X4 805 1.23
+17.1%

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 G3240T 1674
Phenom II X4 805 1959
+17%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 1.23
Recency 1 April 2014 9 February 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium G3240T has an age advantage of 5 years, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 805, on the other hand, has a 17.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Phenom II X4 805 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3240T in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3240T and Phenom II X4 805, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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