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Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G840 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G840 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 2.57

Overall Rank:
3727th fastest in multithreading out of 5153 CPUs
2861st fastest in single threading out of 5153 CPUs
1125th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $514.56 USD (2025-04-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1321
Single Thread Rating
1284

Samples: 228*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,477
Thread: 1,457

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math5,027 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,870 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,473 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption276.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression26,077 KBytes/Sec
Physics181 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions857 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,284 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

8th Gen Pentium 5405U 2 x 2.5 Gigabit Intel LAN I225-V/I226-V Mini PC X86 Fanless Industrial Computer (16G Ram 128G SSD) 8th Gen Pentium 5405U 2 x 2.5 Gigabit Intel LAN I225-V/I226-V Mini PC X86 Fanless Industrial Computer (16G Ram 128G SSD) $184.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,658
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,017
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,486
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
1,321
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
186.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
168.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
150.65
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.17
Intel Core i9-13900K
133.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
50.46
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
2.57
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 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
1,284
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2695567 - Jun 14 2025
1361
BL2683721 - Jun 09 2025
1550
BL2473522 - Mar 11 2025
1506
BL2389908 - Feb 04 2025
1560
BL2277761 - Dec 14 2024
1574
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
1,321
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G840
1,325 (+0.3%)
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G840
1,226 (-7.2%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium G840
1,089 (-17.5%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs Intel Pentium G840
1,442 (+9.1%)
AMD Phenom II X2 521 vs Intel Pentium G840
1,374 (+4.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 511 vs Intel Pentium G840
1,265 (-4.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G840
1,167 (-11.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245e vs Intel Pentium G840
1,126 (-14.7%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G840
1,491 (+12.9%)
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G840
1,479 (+11.9%)
AMD A6-3500 APU vs Intel Pentium G840
1,438 (+8.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Pentium G840
1,381 (+4.6%)

Is the Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,454
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,588
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,482
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,804
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,780
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,657
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,524
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,503
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
297