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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 1495 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $52.37 vs $81.89
- Up to 33% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8400 - $0.37 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 6% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium G3420 - 166 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 6 vs 2 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
156
93.97590361445783%
Value, €/FPS
€0.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€58.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
166
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.55/FPS
67.27272727272727%
Price, €
€90.9
63%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 1578 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
43.163340724316335%
Multi-Core
981
20.66133108677338%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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