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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K is 699 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 17% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Pentium G3420 - 108 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $21.1 vs $180.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-6700K - $0.23 vs $1.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 53 vs 91 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-6700K
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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 i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 91 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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