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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K is 343 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-3770K - $45.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-3770K - $0.35 vs $1.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-3770K - 65 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770K
- Performs up to 10% better in War Thunder than Pentium G840 - 142 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 8 vs 2 threads
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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 i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770K
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Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i7-3770K |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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