Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

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Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G850 @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 43.05

Overall Rank: 3228

Last Price Change: $33.29 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark

1433

Single Thread Rating: 1357
Samples: 261*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,668
Thread: 1,519

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	5,936 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,040 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,749 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	279.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,988 KBytes/Sec
Physics	182 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	894 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,357 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of May 2024

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of May 2024.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,433

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		43.05
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,357

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2008909 - Jan 28 2024		1611
BL1911282 - Sep 25 2023		1639
BL1835772 - Jun 08 2023		1537
BL1745642 - Feb 15 2023		1491
BL1745636 - Feb 15 2023		1463

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,433
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,295 (-9.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,139 (-20.6%)
Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,327 (-7.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs Intel Pentium G850		1,105 (-22.9%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Pentium G850		1,364 (-4.8%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs Intel Pentium G850		1,230 (-14.2%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,158 (-19.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,097 (-23.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B28 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,269 (-11.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,183 (-17.4%)
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,681 (+17.3%)
Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,517 (+5.9%)

Is the Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		673

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