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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 1107 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-4690K - $45.0 vs $53.5
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 47% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Pentium G840 - 97 vs 66 FPS
- Up to 19% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Pentium G840 - $0.55 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
66
68.04123711340206%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
80.88235294117648%
Price, $
$45
100%
Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53.5
84%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
34.110334110334115%
Multi-Core
745
20.517763701459653%
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 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 | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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