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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7700 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 i7-7700 is 1220 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 10% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G3420 - 86 vs 78 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $21.1 vs $167.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-7700 - $0.27 vs $1.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7700 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7700 or Pentium G3420
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
9 FPS
$187.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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