The Pentium G3420 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 7 7700 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $192.07 cheaper!
Advantages of the Pentium G3420
- Up to 75% cheaper – $64.63 vs $256.70
- Consumes up to 18% less energy – 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Ryzen 7 7700
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 2 threads
Pentium G3420 vs Ryzen 7 7700 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium G3420
Sep 1st, 2013
Average FPS
170
78%
Min 1% FPS
114
80%
Price, €
€64.63
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Ryzen 7 7700
Jan 14th, 2023
Average FPS
218
100%
Min 1% FPS
143
100%
Price, €
€256.7
25%
Value, €/FPS
€1.17/FPS
32%
Pentium G3420 vs Ryzen 7 7700 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Pentium G3420 vs Ryzen 7 7700 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium G3420 vs Ryzen 7 7700 in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium G3420
Sep 1st, 2013
Cores
2-core
25%
L3 Cache
3 MB
9%
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
84%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
Ryzen 7 7700
Jan 14th, 2023
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
32 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium G3420 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 7 7700 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $329.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
53 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 5.3 GHz |
| 3 MB | L3 Cache | 32 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 | RAM | DDR5 @ 5200 MHz |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
