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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2416 days newer than Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 21% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Pentium G840 - 130 vs 107 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 12 vs 2 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G840 or Core i7-8700
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
53 FPS
$15.66/FPS
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Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$20.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$12.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$78.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
$65.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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