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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 3313 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 30% better in Battlefield IV than Pentium G3420 - 490 vs 376 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 7900X - $21.1 vs $386.98
- Up to 92% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.06 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 53 vs 170 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
376
76%
Value, $/FPS
$0.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$21.1
100%
Value Winner
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
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Raphael | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 170 W | TDP | 53 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Pentium G3420
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
413 FPS
$6.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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247 FPS
$6.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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433 FPS
$5.31/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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362 FPS
$5.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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362 FPS
$5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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230 FPS
$9.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,129
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377 FPS
$5.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,149.99
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490 FPS
$7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899.99
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377 FPS
$7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,639
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314 FPS
$10.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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