Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X is 1836 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $45.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-6950X - $0.22 vs $2.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 14% better in Sea of Thieves than Pentium G840 - 232 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 20 vs 2 threads
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Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
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May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 10 |
2 | Threads | 20 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |