Intel Pentium G840 vs AMD Phenom II X4 N970

What is the difference between Intel Pentium G840 and AMD Phenom II X4 N970. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

520Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score255
922Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score905
1140PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1240PassMark Single Thread Rating

Processor Specs

Intel Pentium G840ProcessorAMD Phenom II X4 N970
2800 MHzFrequency2200 MHz
2Cores4
2Threads4
65 WTDP35 W
Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsGPU
Sandy BridgeCodenameCaspian
FCLGA1155PackageSocket S1 (638)

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

521Single-Core Score248
980Multi-Core Score877
Geekbench 5.3.2 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.3.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview (64-bit)Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R425D/R525D
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P8Z68-V LXMotherboardSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R425D/R525D

CPU Specifications

Intel Pentium G840NameAMD Phenom II X4 N970
1 Processor, 2 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 5 Stepping 3
2.81 GHzBase Frequency2.19 GHz
2.81 GHzMaximum Frequency2.19 GHz
Socket 1155 LGAPackageSocket S1 (638)
Sandy BridgeCodenameCaspian
32.0 KB x 1L1 Instruction Cache64.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 1L1 Data Cache64.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 1L2 Cache512 KB x 4
3.00 MB x 1L3 Cache

Memory Information

4.00 GBSize4.00 GB
668 MHzFrequency531 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels1

Geekbench 5 result (single)

521Single-Core Score248
58Crypto Score40
542Integer Score280
552Floating Point Score 212
58
101.3 MB/sec
AES-XTS40
69.3 MB/sec
608
3.07 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)316
1.60 MB/sec
619
29.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression356
16.8 Mpixels/sec
576
1.63 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)256
721.3 KTE/sec
498
585.1 KElements/sec
HTML5301
353.3 KElements/sec
501
157.1 Krows/sec
SQLite271
84.9 Krows/sec
545
29.6 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering293
15.9 Mpixels/sec
528
168.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering251
80.0 KB/sec
508
3.96 Klines/sec
Clang267
2.08 Klines/sec
507
5.88 images/sec
Camera229
2.66 images/sec
443
554.8 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics146
182.8 Kpairs/sec
584
3618.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics294
1818.9 FPS
488
26.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur137
7.50 Mpixels/sec
570
4.39 images/sec
Face Detection186
1.43 images/sec
588
14.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection214
5.28 Mpixels/sec
846
41.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting370
18.2 Mpixels/sec
1024
14.0 Mpixels/sec
HDR466
6.35 Mpixels/sec
659
529.0 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing261
209.4 Kpixels/sec
408
3.65 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion156
1.40 Kpixels/sec
505
16.2 Words/sec
Speech Recognition205
6.54 Words/sec
291
11.2 images/sec
Machine Learning115
4.43 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

980Multi-Core Score877
114Crypto Score163
1021Integer Score992
1037Floating Point Score 746
114
198.2 MB/sec
AES-XTS163
284.6 MB/sec
1118
5.65 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1202
6.08 MB/sec
1185
56.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1390
65.8 Mpixels/sec
959
2.70 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)599
1.69 MTE/sec
994
1.17 MElements/sec
HTML51226
1.44 MElements/sec
971
304.2 Krows/sec
SQLite1086
340.2 Krows/sec
1037
56.3 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1030
55.9 Mpixels/sec
961
306.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering766
244.1 KB/sec
1002
7.81 Klines/sec
Clang1051
8.19 Klines/sec
985
11.4 images/sec
Camera845
9.80 images/sec
885
1.11 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics497
622.3 Kpairs/sec
1056
6542.2 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1187
7352.5 FPS
1087
59.7 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur619
34.0 Mpixels/sec
1062
8.18 images/sec
Face Detection747
5.75 images/sec
1116
27.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection747
18.4 Mpixels/sec
1566
76.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1083
53.1 Mpixels/sec
1917
26.1 Mpixels/sec
HDR1724
23.5 Mpixels/sec
1341
1.08 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1100
883.7 Kpixels/sec
770
6.90 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion598
5.35 Kpixels/sec
800
25.6 Words/sec
Speech Recognition604
19.3 Words/sec
500
19.3 images/sec
Machine Learning264
10.2 images/sec