Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3420 outperforms Core i5-2320 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3420 is 728 days newer than Core i5-2320.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2320
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Performs up to 3% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-2320 - 253 vs 246 FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-2320 - 53 vs 95 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2320
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2320 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
