Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 3 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 20.58

Overall Rank: 2848

Last Price Change: $57.64 USD (2022-08-01)

Average CPU Mark

1186

Single Thread Rating: 1253²
Samples: 216*
*Margin for error: Low

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

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

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

Integer Math	4,423 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,757 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	261.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	176 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	646 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,253 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of January 2023

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

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of January 2023.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,578
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,751
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,164
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,966
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,933
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,565
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,271
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		1,186

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		46.06
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		20.58
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,061
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		1,253

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1691856 - Dec 10 2022		1510
BL1648441 - Oct 14 2022		971
BL1610581 - Aug 11 2022		959
BL1589599 - Jul 02 2022		1362
BL1584684 - Jun 22 2022		958

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
As of 29th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		1,186
AMD A4-3300 APU vs Intel Pentium G840		950 (-19.9%)
Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		1,286 (+8.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,028 (-13.4%)
AMD A6-5400K APU vs Intel Pentium G840		1,259 (+6.2%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Pentium G840		1,451 (+22.3%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,122 (-5.4%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium G840		1,077 (-9.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		992 (-16.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+ vs Intel Pentium G840		907 (-23.5%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		903 (-23.9%)
Intel Celeron G550 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		1,214 (+2.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,108 (-6.6%)

Is the Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,696
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,547
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,103
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,697
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,677
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,640
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,533
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,506
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,436
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		639

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