Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600 outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-2600 is 133 days older than Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Tanks than Pentium G840 - 509 vs 504 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 8 vs 2 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
509
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$117.71
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 57448 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
71.73202614379085%
Multi-Core
745
36.27069133398248%
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
---|---|---|
May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
No | Overclockable | No |