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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3450S 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 i5-3450S is 343 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G840 - 199 vs 195 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-3450S - $45.0 vs $95.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-3450S - $0.23 vs $0.48 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
47.91666666666667%
Price, $
$95
47%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
Buy for $95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350103 minutes ago
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
195
97.98994974874373%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/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
In Stock
Updated 350104 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
75.17123287671232%
Multi-Core
745
44.31885782272457%
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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