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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X 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 Ryzen 9 3900X is 2135 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $71.62 vs $370.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.33 vs $1.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 53 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Fortnite than Pentium G3420 - 230 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 24 vs 2 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
214
93.04347826086956%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
20.496894409937887%
Price, $
$370
19%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
161 FPS
$18.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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122 FPS
$13.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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