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In short — Core i5-4690K 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 i5-4690K is 1107 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Pentium G840 - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-4690K - $45.0 vs $53.5
- Up to 14% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-4690K - $0.24 vs $0.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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Ultra
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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