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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-3240 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 Core i3-3240 is 363 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i3-3240 - $21.1 vs $41.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Control than Core i3-3240 - $0.11 vs $0.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i3-3240 - 53 vs 55 Watts
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/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
High
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 55 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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