Pentium G3240 vs Phenom X4 9850B

Aggregate performance score

Phenom X4 9850B
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.23
+0.8%
Pentium G3240
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.22

Phenom X4 9850B outperforms Pentium G3240 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9850B and Pentium G3240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23302334
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.222.18
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)no data
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)1 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9850B 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size285 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9850B 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9850B and Pentium G3240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Phenom X4 9850B 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 X4 9850B 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 X4 9850B and Pentium G3240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1333, 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 X4 9850B 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 X4 9850B 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 X4 9850B 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 X4 9850B and Pentium G3240.

PCIe versionno dataUp to 3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Phenom X4 9850B 1.23
+0.8%
Pentium G3240 1.22

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.

Phenom X4 9850B 1946
+0.1%
Pentium G3240 1944

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.23 1.22
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 53 Watt

Phenom X4 9850B has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium G3240, on the other hand, has a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 79.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom X4 9850B and Pentium G3240.


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