Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600 outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9600 is 1874 days newer than Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 8% better in Apex Legends than Pentium G3420 - 279 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
39.945280437756495%
Multi-Core
981
19.84223300970874%
Intel Core i5-9600 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
