Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4690 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 i5-4690 is 1075 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-4690 - $45.0 vs $52.0
- Up to 9% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i5-4690 - $0.2 vs $0.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 5% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Pentium G840 - 232 vs 222 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
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Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
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May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |