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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7500 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 i5-7500 is 1220 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 2042 than Pentium G3420 - 159 vs 146 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i5-7500 - $21.1 vs $89.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-7500 - $0.14 vs $0.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-7500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
146
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/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 i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7500 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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