Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

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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: 3065

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	3,310 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	261.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24,566 KBytes/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 4th of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of May 2023

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

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of May 2023.

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Pricing History

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	Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 5900, 32GB 3466MHz RAM, 1TB SDD + 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X Graphics, VR Ready, USB-C, Windows 11 Home – Black	$2299.97 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink 8th Generation Intel i5-8279U Processor（up to 4.1GHz）, SEi8 Mini PC with 16G DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 NVME SSD,Supports 6MB Smart Cache,4K Dual HDMI,WIFI5,BT5.0	$389.00 (www.amazon.com)
	N40 Mini PC Fanless Celeron N4020 (up to 2.8GHz) with Windows 10 4GB DDR4/64GB eMMC Mini Computers HDMI 2.0 and VGA Port 2.4/5.8G WiFi BT4.2 3xUSB3.0 Support Linux,NGFF 2242 SSD Auto Power On Tiny PC	$109.65 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink T4 Pro Mini PC, Celeron N3350 up to 2.4GHz Mini Computer, Mini Desktop Computer 4GB DDR +64GB, Small Computer PC Supports Dual HDMI, 4 USB 3.0, 2.4G+5.8G WiFi, BT4.0	$109.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC Windows 10 Pro 8GB DDR3 128GB SSD Intel Celeron J3455 Processor(up to 2.3GHz) Mini Computer Dual Display at 4K HD Gigabit Ethernet 2.4G+5G Dual-Band WiFi BT 4.2	$119.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,811
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,663
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,960
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,886
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,504
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,140
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		1,186

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.14
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.75
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 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
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 4th of June 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		967 (-18.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,028 (-13.3%)
AMD A6-5400K APU vs Intel Pentium G840		1,253 (+5.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,218 (+2.7%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium G840		1,080 (-8.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		997 (-15.9%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		912 (-23.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+ vs Intel Pentium G840		907 (-23.5%)
Intel Celeron G550 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		1,224 (+3.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,117 (-5.8%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		1,459 (+23.0%)
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		1,405 (+18.4%)

Is the Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,101
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,454
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,803
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,591
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,192
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,891
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,794
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,734
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		639

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