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Pentium G3420 vs Core i9-12900K

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

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 Pentium G3420

  • Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 53 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 7% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Pentium G3420 - 240 vs 224 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 24 vs 2 threads
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Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

224

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

240

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.81/FPS

100%

Price, €

€433.75

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i9-12900K - Vassoio LGA1700 da 3,2 GHz

Buy for 433.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 173 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

584

22%

Multi-Core

981

6%

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

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i9
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
24
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
53 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier32.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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