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 AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Escape From Tarkov than Pentium G3420 - 222 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 95% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $21.1 vs $438.98
- Up to 94% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.11 vs $1.98 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
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $438.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 167 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
191
86%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$21.1
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 166 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Pentium |
Vermeer | Codename | Haswell |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
105 W | TDP | 53 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |