Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G840 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G840 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 2.55

Overall Rank:
3688th fastest in multithreading out of 5104 CPUs
2832nd fastest in single threading out of 5104 CPUs
1121st fastest in out of 1444 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $514.56 USD (2025-04-25)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1311

Single Thread Rating

1280

Samples: 226*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,477
Thread: 1,457

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	5,001 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,880 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,466 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	275.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,002 KBytes/Sec
Physics	180 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	834 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,280 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$514.56 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,041
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,485
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,130
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,182
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		1,311

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.32
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.31
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		2.55
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		1,280

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2473522 - Mar 11 2025		1506
BL2389908 - Feb 04 2025		1560
BL2277761 - Dec 14 2024		1574
BL2268774 - Dec 07 2024		1584
BL2257623 - Nov 27 2024		1413

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		1,311
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,316 (+0.4%)
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		1,217 (-7.1%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium G840		1,089 (-16.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,442 (+9.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 521 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,374 (+4.8%)
AMD Phenom II X2 511 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,265 (-3.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,170 (-10.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245e vs Intel Pentium G840		1,126 (-14.1%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		1,499 (+14.3%)
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G840		1,471 (+12.2%)
AMD A6-3500 APU vs Intel Pentium G840		1,438 (+9.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Pentium G840		1,381 (+5.4%)

Is the Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,376
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,166
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,309
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,614
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,291
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,814
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,688
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,532
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,428
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,295
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz		295

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