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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1502 days newer than Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than Pentium G840 - 170 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G840 or Core i5-6400
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
31 FPS
$12.1/FPS
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Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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