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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3470 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 i5-3470 is 376 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Performs up to 3% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium G840 - 120 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i5-3470 - $45.0 vs $69.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3470 - $0.38 vs $0.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 65 vs 77 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
66.66666666666667%
Price, $
$69
65%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
117
97.5%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/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 349874 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
70.57877813504824%
Multi-Core
745
40.48913043478261%
Intel Core i5-3470 | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 1st, 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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