Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 2622 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Pentium G3420
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $62.42 vs $265.72
- Up to 60% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.46 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 53 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 69% better in War Thunder than Pentium G3420 - 230 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 24 vs 2 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
136
59%
Value, €/FPS
€0.46/FPS
100%
Price, €
€62.42
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €62.42 on Amazon
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Buy for €265.72 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
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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 | 12 |
2 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 105 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |