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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-9100 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 i3-9100 is 1826 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - $52.37 vs $58.49
- Up to 5% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i3-9100 - $0.39 vs $0.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-9100 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Performs up to 5% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Pentium G3420 - 158 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
150
94.9367088607595%
Value, €/FPS
€0.39/FPS
100%
Price, €
€58.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
158
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
95.1219512195122%
Price, €
€64.92
89%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 132 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
42.349528643944886%
Multi-Core
981
27.27272727272727%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| 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 | 4.2 GHz |
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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