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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4146 days newer than Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 12% better in Metro Exodus than Pentium G840 - 155 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 24 vs 2 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
155
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.22/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G840 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
103 FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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73 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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