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Core i5-6600K vs Pentium G3420

Core i5-6600K vs Pentium G3420: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 669 days newer than Pentium G3420.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Remnant II than Pentium G3420 - 88 vs 80 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420

  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 53 vs 91 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Remnant II.
Remnant II

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

88

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

80

90%

Value, $/FPS

$0.26/FPS

100%

Price, $

$21.1

100%

Value Winner

Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150

Buy for $21.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 119 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

100%

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

584

41%

Multi-Core

981

24%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

vs
Intel Pentium G3420 Logo

Intel Pentium G3420

Jul 2nd, 2015
Release DateSep 1st, 2013
Core i5CollectionPentium
SkylakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4
Cores2
4
Threads2
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
91 WTDP
53 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
35.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD (Haswell)
Yes
OverclockableNo

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