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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F 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 i5-10400F is 2433 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 10% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium G3420 - 132 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $21.1 vs $99.95
- Up to 76% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-10400F - $0.18 vs $0.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.76/FPS
23%
Price, $
$99.95
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
120
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Pentium G3420
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
14 FPS
$43.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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20 FPS
$53.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,079
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31 FPS
$30.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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20 FPS
$45.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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10 FPS
$76.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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21 FPS
$35.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$745.19
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10 FPS
$74.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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20 FPS
$65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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31 FPS
$50.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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17 FPS
$54.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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