Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1500X is 1318 days newer than Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G3420 - 133 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
52.89855072463768%
Multi-Core
981
26.920965971459932%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
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Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Haswell | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |