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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3470 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 i5-3470 is 457 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Pentium G3420 - 464 vs 459 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-3470 - $21.1 vs $59.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-3470 - $0.05 vs $0.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 53 vs 77 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
459
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.05/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
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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