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Pentium G840 vs Core i7-12700KF

Pentium G840 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $182.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 213 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $182.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 213 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3819 days newer than Pentium G840.

Advantages of Pentium G840

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 59% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Pentium G840 - 704 vs 442 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 20 vs 2 threads
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


FPS

442

63%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

704

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.26/FPS

100%

Price, $

$182.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $182.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 213 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G840 Logo
Pentium G840

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


Single-Core

439

17%

Multi-Core

745

5%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Pentium G840 Logo

Pentium G840

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

May 22nd, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
2Threads
20
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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