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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3420 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3047 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 19% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium G3420 - 185 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $71.62 vs $411.93
- Up to 79% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i9-12900 - $0.46 vs $2.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 53 vs 65 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.23/FPS
20.62780269058296%
Price, $
$411.93
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
156
84.32432432432432%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
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 i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
23.615042458552367%
Multi-Core
981
7.520699172033119%
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Pentium G3420
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
94 FPS
$15.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,449.25
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94 FPS
$13.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,309.99
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94 FPS
$13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,251.99
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94 FPS
$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,202
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71 FPS
$18.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,297.88
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94 FPS
$12.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,158
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83 FPS
$16.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,370
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98 FPS
$15.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.95
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83 FPS
$16.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,329
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83 FPS
$17.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,419
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