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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 2135 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 221% better in League of Legends than Pentium G3420 - 212 vs 66 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $21.1 vs $205.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.32 vs $0.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Matisse | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3700X or Pentium G3420
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
190 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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190 FPS
$8.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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188 FPS
$5.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949
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193 FPS
$5.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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194 FPS
$7.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,409.99
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188 FPS
$5.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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192 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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190 FPS
$7.1/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,349
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184 FPS
$7.6/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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191 FPS
$7.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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