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 3% better in Minecraft than Pentium G840 - 616 vs 599 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 8 vs 2 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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 |
