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Pentium G840 vs Core i9-12900KF

Pentium G840 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3819 days newer than Pentium G840.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G840

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 543% better in League of Legends than Pentium G840 - 328 vs 51 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 24 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of League of Legends.
League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


FPS

51

16%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

328

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.35/FPS

100%

Price, €

€429.41

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz

Buy for 429.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 517 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


Single-Core

439

17%

Multi-Core

745

5%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Pentium G840

vs

Intel Core i9-12900KF

May 22nd, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Pentium G840 or Core i9-12900KF

League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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