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In short — Core i5-7600K outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-7600K is 2053 days newer than Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium G840 - 117 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
117
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£151
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8 GHz QuadCore 6 MB Cache CPU - Black
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i5-7600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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