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Pentium G840 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Pentium G840 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)

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In Stock

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)

Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

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 29% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G840 - 99 vs 77 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 24 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


FPS

77

78%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£11.11/FPS

100%

Price, £

£1099.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)

Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


Single-Core

439

15%

Multi-Core

745

4%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Pentium G840

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

May 22nd, 2011Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
PentiumCollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
2Threads
24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.6 GHz
65 W
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
28.0xMultiplier
47.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Pentium G840 or Ryzen 9 7900X

Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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