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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 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 i5-11600 is 3586 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 41% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G840 - 171 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $45.0 vs $150.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-11600 - $0.37 vs $0.88 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
42.04545454545455%
Price, $
$150
30%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
121
70.76023391812866%
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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In Stock
Updated 349458 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | 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 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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