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AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium G840

The Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 220 also around 20% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 15% 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 705 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.

×AMD Athlon II X2 220×Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM3FCLGA1155
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 3MB
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2010Q2 2011
# of Samples480225
CPU Value17.422.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)10913(-15.0%)1283(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1042(-20.1%)1304(0.0%)
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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 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 220
1,042
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
1,304
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 220
17.4
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
22.6
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 220
1,091
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
1,283
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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.
AMD Athlon II X2 220 Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz
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.