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In short — Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600 is 133 days older than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $45.0 vs $54.95
- Up to 18% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-2600 - $0.28 vs $0.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Pentium G840 - 164 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 8 vs 2 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840
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Intel Core i7-2600 Processor 3.4GHz 5.0GT/s 8MB LGA 1155 CPU, OEM (CM8062300834302)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
|---|---|---|
May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G840 or Core i7-2600
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
10 FPS
$90/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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