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Pentium G840 vs Core i9-12900K

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

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

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In Stock

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

Buy for 467.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

Key Differences

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

Advantages of Pentium G840

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 65% better in Rust than Pentium G840 - 252 vs 153 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 24 vs 2 threads
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Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


FPS

153

61%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

252

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.85/FPS

100%

Price, €

€467.41

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

Buy for 467.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

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 i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Pentium G840 Logo

Pentium G840

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

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 GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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