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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K 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 i7-6850K is 1836 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 15% better in Minecraft than Pentium G840 - 689 vs 599 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $45.0 vs $120.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-6850K - $0.08 vs $0.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
689
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
47.05882352941176%
Price, $
$120
37%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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In Stock
Updated 361358 minutes ago
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
599
86.93759071117562%
Value, $/FPS
$0.08/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 361357 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
34.62145110410095%
Multi-Core
745
12.798488232262498%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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