Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2986 days newer than Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Pentium G3420
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 12% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium G3420 - 183 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 20 vs 2 threads
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420 | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
