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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3450 outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-3450 is 343 days newer than Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Pentium G840 - 192 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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