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Pentium G840 vs Core i5-8400

Pentium G840 vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Pentium G840

2.8 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840

Buy for $45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 26 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $99.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 27 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G840

2.8 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840

Buy for $45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 26 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $99.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 27 minutes ago

Availability

Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840

Availability

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 2328 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G840

Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $45.0 vs $99.3
Up to 50% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-8400 - $0.18 vs $0.36 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

Performs up to 9% better in F1 22 than Pentium G840 - 274 vs 251 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 6 vs 2 threads

This is a free version of F1 22.

F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

FPS

251

91%

Value, $/FPS

$0.18/FPS

100%

Price, $

$45

100%

Value Winner

Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840

Buy for $45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 26 minutes ago

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

FPS

274

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.36/FPS

50%

Price, $

$99.3

45%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $99.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 27 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

193

FPS

153

FPS

Rust

Rust

128

FPS

106

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

770

FPS

682

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

357

FPS

233

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

158

FPS

51

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

Single-Core

439

32%

Multi-Core

745

15%

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Pentium G840	vs	Intel Core i5-8400
May 22nd, 2011	Release Date	Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium	Collection	Core i5
Sandy Bridge	Codename	Coffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	6
2	Threads	6
2.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	4.0 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
32 nm	Process Size	14 nm
28.0x	Multiplier	28.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No

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