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In short — Core i7-860 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 i7-860 is 621 days older than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i7-860 - $45.0 vs $48.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-860 - $0.29 vs $0.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-860 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-860 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Performs up to 1% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium G840 - 157 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 8 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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Intel OEM BV80605001908AK Core i7-860 Processor 2.8GHz 2.5GT/s 8MB LGA 1156 CPU OEM
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Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i7-860 |
|---|---|---|
May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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