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Core i5-12500 vs Pentium G3420

Core i5-12500 vs Pentium G3420: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3047 days newer than Pentium G3420.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 17% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium G3420 - 182 vs 156 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420

  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

182

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€298.2

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 298.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 179 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

156

85.71428571428571%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

584

25.270445694504545%

Multi-Core

981

10.80515475272607%

Intel Core i5-12500

vs

Intel Pentium G3420

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateSep 1st, 2013
Core i5CollectionPentium
Alder LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
12
Threads2
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
53 W
10 nm
Process Size22 nm
30.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Haswell)
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Pentium G3420

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+

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