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:
3292nd fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
2444th fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
1014th fastest in out of 1369 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 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of July 2024

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

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of July 2024.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,235
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,619
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,894
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,284
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,435

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.63
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.64
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.41
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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,629
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,032
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
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 27th of July 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		1,134 (-21.0%)
Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,328 (-7.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs Intel Pentium G850		1,105 (-23.0%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Pentium G850		1,365 (-4.8%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs Intel Pentium G850		1,233 (-14.1%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,158 (-19.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,108 (-22.8%)
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		1,683 (+17.3%)
AMD PRO A4-8350B vs Intel Pentium G850		1,651 (+15.1%)

Is the Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,316
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,028
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,528
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,385
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,787
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,533
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		673

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