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In short — Pentium Gold G6400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium Gold G6400 is 2796 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 68% cheaper than Pentium Gold G6400 - €23.0 vs €71.0
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 55 vs 58 Watts
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Performs up to 2% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i3-3240 - 464 vs 454 FPS
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
BQTEC Intel Core i3-3240 3.40 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 55 W CPU Processore LGA 1155
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processor 4 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
554
68.81987577639752%
Multi-Core
1137
68.12462552426602%
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
55 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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