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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4690K 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 i5-4690K is 274 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 5 than Pentium G3420 - 206 vs 187 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-4690K - $21.1 vs $53.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-4690K - $0.11 vs $0.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 53 vs 88 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
187
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/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 i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 88 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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