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In short — Core i3-7100 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 i3-7100 is 1220 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Performs up to 16% better in Dota 2 than Pentium G3420 - 198 vs 171 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Pentium G3420 - 51 vs 53 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i3-7100 - $21.1 vs $70.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i3-7100 - $0.12 vs $0.35 per FPS
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Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
171
86%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/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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Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7100 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
51 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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