Pentium G840 vs Ryzen 5 2400G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium G840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1074	2513
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.87	4.61
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	12 February 2018 (6 years ago)	22 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	$60
Current price	$121 (0.7x MSRP)	$72 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2400G has 157% better value for money than Pentium G840.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2400G 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	210 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	69 °C
Number of transistors	4,950 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400G 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium G840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium G840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium G840 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium G840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium G840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Pentium G840.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Pentium G840 by 606% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.65	0.80
Recency	12 February 2018	22 May 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Cost	$169	$60
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm

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