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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600 is 2460 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 13% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G840 - 220 vs 195 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $45.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8600 - $0.23 vs $0.8 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
220
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
28.749999999999996%
Price, $
$175
25%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 350107 minutes ago
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
195
88.63636363636364%
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 350107 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
30.151098901098898%
Multi-Core
745
14.819972150387905%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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