Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G850 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 G850 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 43.09

Overall Rank:
3368th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
2507th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
1028th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1435

Single Thread Rating

1349

Samples: 262*
*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	5,949 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,050 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,756 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	281.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,801 KBytes/Sec
Physics	182 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	889 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,349 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2024

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

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2024.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,085
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,603
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,527
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,162
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,435

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		243.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		160.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.03
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.92
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		43.09
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 8th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,349

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2126330 - Jun 18 2024		1462
BL2008909 - Jan 28 2024		1611
BL1911282 - Sep 25 2023		1639
BL1835772 - Jun 08 2023		1537
BL1745642 - Feb 15 2023		1491

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz
As of 8th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,435
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,301 (-9.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,160 (-19.1%)
Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,336 (-6.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs Intel Pentium G850		1,105 (-23.0%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Pentium G850		1,357 (-5.4%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs Intel Pentium G850		1,243 (-13.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,167 (-18.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,110 (-22.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B28 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,269 (-11.5%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,183 (-17.5%)
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,687 (+17.6%)
AMD PRO A4-8350B vs Intel Pentium G850		1,651 (+15.1%)

Is the Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,102
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,482
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,969
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,777
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		673

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