Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1627 days newer than Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 12% better in Resident Evil 4 than Pentium G3420 - 177 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 6 vs 2 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
177
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£167.06
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
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 | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |