Pentium G840 vs Pentium G860

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G860
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.92
+13.6%
Pentium G840
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.81

Pentium G860 outperforms Pentium G840 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G860 and Pentium G840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25322604
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.124.61
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.341.18
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)22 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G840 has 117% better value for money than Pentium G860.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G860 and Pentium G840 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C69 °C
Number of transistors504 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G860 and Pentium G840 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G860 and Pentium G840. 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
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Pentium G860 and Pentium G840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G860 and Pentium G840 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G860 and Pentium G840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G860 and Pentium G840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G860 and Pentium G840.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 G860 0.92
+13.6%
Pentium G840 0.81

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 G860 1460
+12.8%
Pentium G840 1294

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 G860 432
Pentium G840 452
+4.6%

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 G860 719
Pentium G840 789
+9.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.92 0.81
Recency 4 September 2011 22 May 2011

Pentium G860 has a 13.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.

The Pentium G860 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G840 in performance tests.


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