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, Intel Pentium CPU G850 @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 44.89

Overall Rank:
3989th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
2977th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
1140th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1494

Single Thread Rating

1366

Samples: 281*
*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	6,090 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,100 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,747 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	294.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,554 KBytes/Sec
Physics	181 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,017 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,366 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.
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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,444
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,279
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,939
Apple M4 10 Core		23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,584
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,494

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		44.89
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,366

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3262985 - Feb 04 2026		1634
BL5108262 - Nov 29 2025		1616
BL3087782 - Nov 27 2025		1628
BL2940475 - Sep 29 2025		1607
BL2757645 - Jul 11 2025		1629

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,494
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,184 (-20.8%)
Intel Celeron G530 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,150 (-23.0%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Pentium G850		1,364 (-8.7%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs Intel Pentium G850		1,246 (-16.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,194 (-20.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,128 (-24.5%)
AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,811 (+21.2%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,768 (+18.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B28 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,288 (-13.8%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,217 (-18.6%)
Intel Pentium E6700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,177 (-21.2%)
AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,761 (+17.8%)

Is the Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,432
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,377
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,780
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		303

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