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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3420 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3240T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3240T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3420 is 363 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240T
- Up to 64% cheaper than Pentium G3420 - $25.7 vs $71.62
- Up to 64% better value when playing Death Stranding than Pentium G3420 - $0.12 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than Intel Pentium G3420 - 35 vs 53 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Performs up to 1% better in Death Stranding than Core i3-3240T - 215 vs 213 FPS
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-3240T
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
213
99.06976744186046%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$25.7
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3240T CPU Used 2-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 2.9 GHz 3M 35W LGA1155
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
36.36363636363636%
Price, $
$71.62
35%
FPS Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Updated 82 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-3240T
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3240T
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
447
76.54109589041096%
Multi-Core
971
98.98063200815494%
Intel Core i3-3240T | 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 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
35 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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