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In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 2707 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $45.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 65% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-9400 - $0.08 vs $0.23 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 18% better in Minecraft than Pentium G840 - 704 vs 599 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 6 vs 2 threads
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High
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 i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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