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Pentium G3420 vs Core i5-7500

Pentium G3420 vs Core i5-7500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-7500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3420 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-7500 is 1220 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420

  • Up to 95% cheaper than Core i5-7500 - €12.0 vs €262.99
  • Up to 95% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-7500 - €0.08 vs €1.65 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-7500 - 53 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500

  • Performs up to 4% better in Halo Infinite than Pentium G3420 - 159 vs 153 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Halo Infinite.
Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

153

96%

Value, €/FPS

€0.08/FPS

100%

Price, €

€12

100%

Value Winner

INTEL Pentium G3420 3,2GHz LGA1150 3MB Cache Box C

Buy for 12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4637 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

159

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.65/FPS

4%

Price, €

€262.99

4%

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

584

45%

Multi-Core

981

28%

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1270

100%

Multi-Core

3478

100%

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo

Intel Pentium G3420

vs
Intel Core i5-7500 Logo

Intel Core i5-7500

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Jan 3rd, 2017
PentiumCollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
2Threads
4
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
53 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
32.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)Integrated GraphicsHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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