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Intel Pentium G840 vs AMD A6-3500 APU

The AMD A6-3500 APU is newer than Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz also around 11% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz is around 24% faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 499 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz×AMD A6-3500 APU+ ADD
Price Search Online $60.23 - BUY
Socket TypeFCLGA1155FM1
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedUp to 2.4 GHz
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)3 (Threads: 3)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 3MBL1: 384KB, L2: 3.0MB,
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2011Q3 2011
# of Samples222277
CPU Value22.023.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)12753(0.0%)963(-24.4%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1270(-10.6%)1420(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
1,270
AMD A6-3500 APU
1,420
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
22.0
AMD A6-3500 APU
23.6
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
1,275
AMD A6-3500 APU
963
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz AMD A6-3500 APU
Max TDP65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.