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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.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 345.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 345.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

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 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 Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 27% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Pentium G840 - 212 vs 167 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 24 vs 2 threads
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


FPS

167

79%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

212

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.63/FPS

100%

Price, €

€345.85

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 345.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

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 Logo

Pentium G840

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

May 22nd, 2011
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCore i9
Sandy BridgeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
2
16
2
24
2.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Non-Turbo5.2 GHz
65 W
125 W
32 nm
10 nm
28.0x
32.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
None
No
Yes

Builds Using Pentium G840 or Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

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