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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700 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 i7-9700 is 2060 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Pentium G3420 - 145 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - $71.68 vs $225.0
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 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
Extreme
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
37.53213367609254%
Multi-Core
981
15.77931478204922%
Intel Core i7-9700 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700 or Pentium G3420
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
32 FPS
$31.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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23 FPS
$43.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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