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2 Cores, 2 Threads @3.1GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+30%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 13,212 user samples
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10,752 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 59% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 59%
SPEED RANK: 813th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
2,460 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 509th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		50.2 % 65.5 % Much faster effective speed.
+30%
Average Score 
+42%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		75.2 Pts 81.2 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		79.4 Pts 82.6 Pts +4%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		145 Pts 158 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		149 Pts 289 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+94%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		151 Pts 294 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+95%
Overclocked Score 
+36%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.5 Pts 90.8 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		88.3 Pts 92.8 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+5%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		175 Pts 175 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		175 Pts 327 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+87%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		175 Pts 327 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+87%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +4% 50 %
Nice To Haves 
+61%
Age
Newest 		127 Months +1% 128+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		175 Pts 327 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+87%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		150 Pts 297 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+98%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'14 Q2'13
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$54.00 - $64.00 $182.00
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		1.7 GB 2 GB
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		No 2.0
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		No Yes
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 50.2%
Average Bench 65.5%

The Intel Pentium G3240 is a budget dual-core, twin threaded processor. It was released in Q2 2014 and with a base frequency of 3.1 GHz it scores a reasonable 78 for effective speed. The G3240 is quick enough to run most basic applications without any issues and it’s very reasonably priced for its performance. The integrated HD Graphics are fine for general desktop use but not for 3D gaming. The G3258 has a base frequency just 100 MHz faster than the G3240, but can be unlocked to realise speeds up to 4.3 GHz using just the stock cooler. Comparing the G3258 and G3240 shows that when the G3258 is overclocked it offers 48% more performance for just a 13% price premium. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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