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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Pentium G3420 - 161 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $21.1 vs $410.0
- Up to 95% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-9900K - $0.14 vs $2.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
150
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$21.1
100%
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
Highest
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Pentium G3420
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
69 FPS
$68.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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44 FPS
$88.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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53 FPS
$75.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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