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Intel Pentium G840

Processor Released May 22, 2011

CPU cores: 2
CPU threads: 2^*
Thermal design power: 65 W

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark1,175^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark1,252^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark1,140^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark2,561^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 2
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors^*
CPU threads: 2^*
Base clock: 2.8 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Integrated GPU base frequency: 850 MHz^*
Integrated GPU maximum dynamic frequency: 1,100 MHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 21 GB/s^*
Reported CPU clock: 2.8 GHz^*
L3 cache: 3 MB
Architecture: Sandy Bridge^*
Socket / package: LGA 1155
Process node: 32 nm^*
Reported chip die area: 131 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 65 W^*
Transistors: 504 million^*
Hardware threads per core: 1^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
3 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
3 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 1155

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2^*
Video memory type: DDR3 1066/1333^*

Supported memory

DDR3 1066/1333^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 65 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 30 fields

Product Collection: Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor^*
Processor Base Frequency: 2.8^* GHz
Cache: 3 MB SmartCache^*
Bus Speed: 5 GT/s DMI^*
TDP: 65^* W
Embedded Options Available: No^*
Max Memory Size: 32^* GB
Memory Types: DDR3 1066/1333^*
Max nb of Memory Channels: 2^*
Vertical Segment: Desktop^*
Max Memory Bandwidth: 21^* GB/s
Graphics Base Frequency: 850^* MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency: 1.1^* GHz
Processor Number: G840^*
PCI Express Revision: 2^*
T: 69.1°C^*
Intel Hyper Threading Technology: No^*
Intel Virtualization Technology VTx: Yes^*
Intel 64: Yes^*
Status: End of Life^*
Instruction Set: 64-bit^*
Instruction Set Extensions: SSE4.1/4.2^*
Idle States: Yes^*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies: Yes^*
Execute Disable Bit: Yes^*
Launch Date: Q2'11^*
Lithography: 32^* nm
Recommended Customer Price: $75.00^*
nb of Cores: 2^*
nb of Threads: 2^*

Specifications 2 · 9 fields

Release: May 22nd, 2011^*
Name: Pentium G840^*
Codename: Sandy Bridge^*
Cores: 2^*
Clock: 2.8^* GHz
Socket: Socket 1155^*
Process: 32^* nm
L3 Cache: 3MB^*
TDP: 65^* W

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

model: G840^*
date: 2011-01-04^*
clock: 2,800^*
hw nthreadspercore: 1^*
hw ncores: 2^*
tdp: 65^*
name Processor family: Pentium^*
name Processor code name: Sandy Bridge^*

Specifications 4 · 12 fields

name: Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz^*
cores: 2^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 215^*
price: 57.64^*
tdp: 65^*
date: 2011-06-01^*
socket: FCLGA1155^*
category: Desktop^*
speed: 2,800^*
turbo: 0^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 5 · 29 fields

name: Pentium G840^*
Release Date: May 22nd, 2011^*
Part#: SR05P^*
Frequency: 2.8^* GHz
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 28.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Sandy Bridge^*
Socket: Intel Socket 1155^*
Generation: Pentium (Sandy Bridge)^*
Memory Support: DDR3^*
ECC Memory: No^*
# of Cores: 2^*
# of Threads: 2^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Integrated Graphics: Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 256 KB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, VT-x, AES-NI^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 32^* nm
Cache L3: 3 MB (shared)^*
Transistors: 504 million^*
Die Size: 131^* mm²
Package: FC-LGA10^*
Market: Desktop^*
Production Status: End-of-life^*

Specifications 6 · 2 fields

brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz^*

Specifications 7 · 10 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Pentium G840^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2011-05-22^*
Process Size (nm): 32^* nm
TDP (W): 65^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 131^* mm²
Transistors (million): 504^*
Freq (MHz): 2,800^* MHz

Specifications 8 · 19 fields

cache size: 3,072^*
tdp: 65^*
socket: FCLGA1155^*
memory type: DDR3 1066/1333^*
cores: 2^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Desktop^*
max memory size: 33,554,432^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 69.1^*
package size: 37.5mm x 37.5mm^*
threads: 2^*
name: Intel Pentium G840^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 1,140^*
processor number: G840^*
launch date: 2011-05-01^*
lithography: 32^*
bus speed: 5^*
base frequency: 2,800^*

Specifications 9 · 51 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$75.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® Quick Sync Video

No^*

Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology

No^*

Total Cores

2^*

Total Threads

2^*

Processor Base Frequency

2.8^* GHz

Cache

3.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 3 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Bus Speed

5^* GT/s

TDP

65^* W

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q2'11^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Updates^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Expected Discontinuance

Q2'2012^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Tuesday | December 31 | 2019^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

32^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3 1066/1333^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

21^* GB/s

PCI Express Revision

2.0^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA1155^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

Package Size

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

Product Collection

Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor^*

TCASE

69.1^* °C

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Vertical Segment

Desktop^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Fast Memory Access

Yes^*

Intel® Flex Memory Access

Yes^*

Processor Number

G840^*

Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡

No^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

No^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

No^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Lithography

32^* nm

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

No^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Graphics Base Frequency

850^* MHz

Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Yes^*

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology

No^*

# of Displays Supported ‡

2^*

Processor Graphics ‡

Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors^*

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency

1.1^* GHz

Specifications 10 · 11 fields

name: Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz^*
socket: FCLGA1155^*
category: Desktop^*
price: $34.99*^*
mark: 2,561^*
value: 73.22^*
single thread: 1,458^*
single thread value: 41.69^*
tdp: 65^*
powerperf: 39^*
testdate: Jun 2011^*

Specifications 11 · 6 fields

microarchitecture

Sandy Bridge^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G840^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G840^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

2.8^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G840^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G840^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G840^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G840^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

graphics

Intel HD Graphics^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G840^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G840^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Pentium G840^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G840^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G840^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

65^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G840^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G840^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 12 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,011^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

FCLGA1155^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Benchmark results

Processing & platform

Cache hierarchy

Compatible sockets

Memory & storage

Supported memory

Power specifications

System configuration

Detailed specifications

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