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In short — Pentium G3420 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3420 is 1454 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Performs up to 0% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-870 - 298 vs 297 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-870 - $71.68 vs $100.0
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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