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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 1627 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 49% better in The Callisto Protocol than Pentium G3420 - 115 vs 77 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $21.1 vs $166.03
- Up to 81% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Core i5-8500 - $0.27 vs $1.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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