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    Intel Pentium G850 vs Intel Core i3-3240

    Intel Pentium G850
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    2900 MHz / Cores: 2 / May 2011
    Intel Pentium G850
    Intel Core i3-3240
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
    Intel Core i3-3240

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Pentium G850
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-3240
      138%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Pentium G850
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-3240
      123%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Pentium G850
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-3240
      153%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G850

    None

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3240

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 23% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 53% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 38% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i3-3240

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-3240

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i3-3240

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-3240

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Pentium G850Intel Core i3-3240
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
    Intel 64
    XD bit (an NX bit implementation)
    Intel VT-x
    Smart Cache.
    AVX
    EIST
    Hyper-Threading
    XD bit
    VT-x
    TXT

    Architecture

    Intel Pentium G850Intel Core i3-3240
    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameSandy BridgevsIvy Bridge
    Release DateMay 2011vsSep 2012

    Cores

    Intel Pentium G850Intel Core i3-3240
    Cores2vs2
    Threads2vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)vsIntel HD 2500

    Cache

    Intel Pentium G850Intel Core i3-3240
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Pentium G850Intel Core i3-3240
    SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvs65°C
    PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size131mm²vs94mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    Intel Pentium G850Intel Core i3-3240
    Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clocknonevsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs55 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Pentium G850
      2900 points
    • Intel Core i3-3240
      3502 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Pentium G850
      5800 points
    • Intel Core i3-3240
      8404 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Pentium G850
      3645
    • Intel Core i3-3240
      5472

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Pentium G850
      2105
    • Intel Core i3-3240
      2514

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Pentium G850 (simulated)
      95.62
    • Intel Core i3-3240 (simulated)
      121.18

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Pentium G850 (simulated)
      206.52
    • Intel Core i3-3240 (simulated)
      323.97

    points - higher is better

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