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In short — Pentium G3420 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2405S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3420 is 833 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2405S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2405S
- Up to 36% cheaper than Pentium G3420 - $46.0 vs $71.68
- 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 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-2405S - 156 vs 155 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-2405S - 53 vs 65 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra+
Intel Core i5-2405S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52405S
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Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2405S | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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