Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4690 outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-4690 is 1075 days newer than Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 7% better in Apex Legends than Pentium G840 - 273 vs 255 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Apex Legends
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Game Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
