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In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2038 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $30.0 vs $160.86
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 14% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G640 - 88 vs 77 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 12 vs 2 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
444
29.345670852610706%
Multi-Core
750
12.701100762066044%
Intel Pentium G640 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G640 or Core i7-8700
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
53 FPS
$15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$839.99
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8 FPS
$174.88/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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13 FPS
$53.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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10 FPS
$179.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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37 FPS
$67.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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