AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Pentium G3240

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Pentium G3240 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Intel Pentium G3240
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Intel Pentium
• Generation
  3 5
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000 Intel Pentium G3000
• Predecessor
  AMD Ryzen 5 2500X --

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Pentium G3240 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.60 GHz 3.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.10 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  6 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Pentium G3240 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  10
• Shader
  80
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  7.5
• DirectX Version
  11.1
• Technology
  22 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Pentium G3240. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Pentium G3240 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1333
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  4.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  20 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Pentium G3240.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 3500X or Intel Pentium G3240? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 54 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Pentium G3240 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  32.00 MB 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  Matisse (Zen 2) Haswell S
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  AM4 LGA 1150
• Release date
  Q4/2019 Q2/2014

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Pentium G3240.

• Used in
  Unknown Unknown