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In short — Core i7-2700K 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 i7-2700K is 678 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Escape From Tarkov than Pentium G3420 - 193 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - $21.1 vs $89.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-2700K - $0.11 vs $0.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Escape From Tarkov
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
191
98%
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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