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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F 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 i5-11400F is 3586 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 26% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium G840 - 154 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $45.0 vs $113.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-11400F - $0.37 vs $0.73 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
154
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
50.68493150684932%
Price, $
$113
39%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
122
79.22077922077922%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$45
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
22.386537480877102%
Multi-Core
745
9.792323869610936%
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Pentium G840
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$14.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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63 FPS
$17.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,126.88
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55 FPS
$14.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$799
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54 FPS
$21.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,135.88
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36 FPS
$15.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$575.4
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54 FPS
$15.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$857.5
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54 FPS
$16.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$910.41
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71 FPS
$12.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$881.99
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36 FPS
$18.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$660.87
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71 FPS
$12.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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