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Core i9-12900K vs Pentium G3420

Core i9-12900K vs Pentium G3420: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £389.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 9339 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £389.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 9339 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2986 days newer than Pentium G3420.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 21% better in Elden Ring than Pentium G3420 - 135 vs 112 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 24 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420

  • Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 53 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Elden Ring.
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

135

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.89/FPS

100%

Price, £

£389.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £389.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 9339 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

112

82%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

584

22%

Multi-Core

981

6%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

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Intel Pentium G3420 Logo

Intel Pentium G3420

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateSep 1st, 2013
Core i9CollectionPentium
Alder LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores2
24
Threads2
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed3.2 GHz
5.2 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
125 WTDP
53 W
10 nm
Process Size22 nm
32.0xMultiplier32.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Haswell)
Yes
OverclockableNo

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