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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 3880 days newer than Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 25% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G840 - 243 vs 195 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 20 vs 2 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
243
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.4/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$339
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
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