Pentium G3240 vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 X640 BE
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
1.01
Pentium G3240
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.22
+20.8%

Pentium G3240 outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium G3240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24552318
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.122.18
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)no data
Release date12 May 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Bus rate3600 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cacheno data3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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
SocketS1FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium G3240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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 Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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 Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium G3240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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 Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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 Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium G3240 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium G3240.

PCIe versionno dataUp to 3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 1.22
Recency 12 May 2011 1 April 2014
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 53 Watt

Phenom II X2 X640 BE has 17.8% lower power consumption.

Pentium G3240, on the other hand, has a 20.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium G3240 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X2 X640 BE is a notebook processor while Pentium G3240 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium G3240, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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