Intel Core i7-7700K vs Intel Pentium G840

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,815

Rank #317

vs
4,387

Rank #1,418

5,815
4,387

Core i7-7700K wins by 24.6% (Rank #317 vs #1418)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,165

Rank #212

vs
4,415

Rank #1,377

6,165
4,415

Core i7-7700K wins by 28.4% (Rank #212 vs #1377)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,291

Rank #473

vs
4,344

Rank #1,598

5,291
4,344

Core i7-7700K wins by 17.9% (Rank #473 vs #1598)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,747

Rank #584

vs
4,508

Rank #1,472

4,747
4,508

Core i7-7700K wins by 5% (Rank #584 vs #1472)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,779

Rank #573

vs
4,473

Rank #1,499

4,779
4,473

Core i7-7700K wins by 6.4% (Rank #573 vs #1499)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,822

Rank #543

vs
4,499

Rank #1,407

4,822
4,499

Core i7-7700K wins by 6.7% (Rank #543 vs #1407)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7700K Pentium G840 Diff
Cores
4
2
+50%
Threads
8
2
+75%
Base Frequency
4,200 MHz
2,800 MHz
+33.3%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
42x
28x
+33.3%
L1 Cache
256 KB
62 KB
+75.6%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+75.6%
L3 Cache
8 MiB
3 MiB
+64.2%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
36 GB/s
21 GB/s
+41.3%
PCIe Lanes --
40
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
91 W
65 W
28.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-7700K Pentium G840
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i7-7700 --
Model Number i7-7700K G840
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake --
Core Name Kaby Lake S Sandy Bridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 158 --
Socket LGA-1151 FCLGA1155
Package FCLGA-1151 FC-LGA10
Chipset Sunrise Point and Union Point --
Memory Type DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- x4, x8, x16
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $350.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i7-7700K
Intel
Pentium G840
Intel

Family

Core i7-7700K
Core
Pentium G840
--

Series

Core i7-7700K
i7-7700
Pentium G840
--

Model Number

Core i7-7700K
i7-7700K
Pentium G840
G840

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7700K
Kaby Lake
Pentium G840
--

Core Name

Core i7-7700K
Kaby Lake S
Pentium G840
Sandy Bridge

Core Family

Core i7-7700K
6
Pentium G840
--

Core Model

Core i7-7700K
158
Pentium G840
--

Socket

Core i7-7700K
LGA-1151
Pentium G840
FCLGA1155

Package

Core i7-7700K
FCLGA-1151
Pentium G840
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Core i7-7700K
Sunrise Point and Union Point
Pentium G840
--

Memory Type

Core i7-7700K
DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400
Pentium G840
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Core i7-7700K
No
Pentium G840
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i7-7700K
--
Pentium G840
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-7700K
--
Pentium G840
x4, x8, x16

Market Segment

Core i7-7700K
Desktop
Pentium G840
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-7700K
$350.00
Pentium G840
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7700K
No
Pentium G840
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7700K Pentium G840
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area -- 131 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-7700K
14 nm
Pentium G840
32 nm

Die Area

Core i7-7700K
--
Pentium G840
131 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-7700K
--
Pentium G840
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i7-7700K
Intel
Pentium G840
Intel

Technology

Core i7-7700K
CMOS
Pentium G840
--

Word Size

Core i7-7700K
64-bit
Pentium G840
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7700K
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium G840
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7700K Pentium G840
GPU HD Graphics 630 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1150 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-7700K
HD Graphics 630
Pentium G840
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-7700K
Intel
Pentium G840
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7700K
1150 MHz
Pentium G840
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-7700K
24
Pentium G840
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7700K Pentium G840
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64