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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3420 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3420 is 728 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Performs up to 5% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Celeron G540 - 110 vs 105 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Celeron G540 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 9% cheaper than Pentium G3420 - $19.25 vs $21.1
- Up to 5% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G3420 - $0.18 vs $0.19 per FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
105
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Celeron |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 2 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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