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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X is 1836 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 7% better in God of War than Pentium G840 - 173 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $45.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 93% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-6950X - $0.28 vs $3.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.76/FPS
7.446808510638299%
Price, $
$651.07
6%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
162
93.64161849710982%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/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
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Updated 362988 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
33.899613899613904%
Multi-Core
745
8.81969930152717%
Intel Core i7-6950X | 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 |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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