Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G850 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.
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Is the Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G850 @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 43.35

Overall Rank:
3410th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2531st fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
1044th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $33.29 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1443

Single Thread Rating

1351

Samples: 263*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,668
Thread: 1,519

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	5,968 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,058 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,769 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	283.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,895 KBytes/Sec
Physics	183 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	905 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,351 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of December 2024

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of December 2024.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,443

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		43.35
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,351

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2251656 - Nov 21 2024		1623
BL2126330 - Jun 18 2024		1462
BL2008909 - Jan 28 2024		1611
BL1911282 - Sep 25 2023		1639
BL1835772 - Jun 08 2023		1537

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		1,443
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,303 (-9.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,164 (-19.4%)
Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,341 (-7.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs Intel Pentium G850		1,105 (-23.4%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Pentium G850		1,363 (-5.5%)
AMD A4-5300B APU vs Intel Pentium G850		1,247 (-13.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,167 (-19.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,110 (-23.1%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,752 (+21.4%)
Intel Pentium G645 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G850		1,429 (-1.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B28 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,269 (-12.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium G850		1,183 (-18.0%)

Is the Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz		305

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