The Intel Pentium G840 was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in May 2011. It is part of the Pentium lineup, using the Sandy Bridge architecture with Socket 1155. Pentium G840 has 3 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.8 GHz. Intel is building the Pentium G840 on a 32 nm production process using 504 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Pentium G840, which limits its overclocking capabilities.
With a TDP of 65 W, the Pentium G840 consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. Intel's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. For communication with other components in the machine, Pentium G840 uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor features the Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Pentium G840, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) will run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications.