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In short — Core i5-11400F 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 i5-11400F is 3586 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $45.0 vs $115.99
- Up to 52% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-11400F - $0.39 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 23% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Pentium G840 - 142 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 12 vs 2 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
47%
Price, $
$115.99
38%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G840 or Core i5-11400F
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
9 FPS
$121.33/FPS
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Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
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Core i5-11400F
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