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In short — Core i7-6700K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G840 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700K is 1532 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium G840 - 172 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $45.0 vs $180.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-6700K - $0.28 vs $1.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
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Intel Core i7-6700K
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Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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