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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G840 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G840 is 91 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-2100.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i3-2100 - $24.99 vs $49.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Core i3-2100 - $0.1 vs $0.19 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2100
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
255
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$24.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840
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Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i3-2100 |
|---|---|---|
May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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