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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8100 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 i3-8100 is 1495 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $15.43 vs $50.44
- Up to 69% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i3-8100 - $0.09 vs $0.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-8100 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Pentium G3420 - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
189
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.09/FPS
100%
Price, €
€17.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150
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Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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