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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 3422 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 94% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $21.1 vs $368.99
- Up to 92% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 7900 - $0.09 vs $1.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 36% better in Lost Ark than Pentium G3420 - 308 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 24 vs 2 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
227
73%
Value, $/FPS
$0.09/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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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Ryzen 9 7900
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
194 FPS
$12.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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194 FPS
$12.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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194 FPS
$9.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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275 FPS
$11.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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