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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 Ryzen 9 5950X is 2622 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $52.37 vs $230.87
- Up to 40% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.06 vs $1.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 53 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 162% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G3420 - 144 vs 55 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 32 vs 2 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
55
38.19444444444444%
Value, €/FPS
€1.06/FPS
100%
Price, €
€58.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
144
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.78/FPS
59.55056179775281%
Price, €
€256.27
22%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
26.678848789401556%
Multi-Core
981
8.068097705403405%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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