i7-10700F vs Pentium G840

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G840
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.81
Core i7-10700F
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
10.31
+1173%

Core i7-10700F outperforms Pentium G840 by a whopping 1173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G840 and Core i7-10700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2604757
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.187.80
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date22 May 2011 (13 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G840 and Core i7-10700F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G840 and Core i7-10700F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G840 and Core i7-10700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G840 and Core i7-10700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G840 and Core i7-10700F are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G840 and Core i7-10700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G840 and Core i7-10700F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G840 and Core i7-10700F.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium G840 0.81
i7-10700F 10.31
+1173%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium G840 1294
i7-10700F 16380
+1166%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G840 452
i7-10700F 1637
+262%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G840 789
i7-10700F 7232
+817%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 10.31
Recency 22 May 2011 30 April 2020
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

i7-10700F has a 1172.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-10700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G840 in performance tests.


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