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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-3240 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-3240 is 470 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium G840 - 298 vs 296 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Pentium G840 - $41.0 vs $45.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium G840 - $0.14 vs $0.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Pentium G840 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
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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 i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
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298
100%
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$0.14/FPS
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Price, $
$41
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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