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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3420 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 1% better in God of War than Core i7-870 - 164 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-870 - $21.1 vs $100.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-870 - $0.13 vs $0.61 per FPS
- 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
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$21.1
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FPS and Value Winner
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 i7-870
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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