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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 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 i5-11600 is 2753 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 21% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Pentium G3420 - 143 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $21.1 vs $140.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i5-11600 - $0.18 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
118
82%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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