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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K 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 i5-2500K is 133 days older than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 3% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium G840 - 126 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $45.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 88% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-2500K - $0.37 vs $3.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
126
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.1/FPS
11.935483870967742%
Price, $
$390.81
11%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
122
96.82539682539682%
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
Buy for $45 on Amazon
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Updated 349404 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
67.95665634674923%
Multi-Core
745
38.78188443519001%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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