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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 1583 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 5% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Pentium G3420 - 165 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $71.68 vs $140.0
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
38.59881031064111%
Multi-Core
981
16.613039796782388%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Pentium G3420
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
86 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$859.99
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48 FPS
$14.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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45 FPS
$39.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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70 FPS
$35.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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