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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3420 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3420 is 1265 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Performs up to 2% better in Starfield than Core i7-980X - 46 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-980X - $100.01 vs $148.02
- Up to 34% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-980X - $2.17 vs $3.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 53 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-980X doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
46
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/FPS
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$100.01
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FPS and Value Winner
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 i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Gulftown | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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