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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3420 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-3220 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3420 is 363 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-3220.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Performs up to 2% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i3-3220 - 116 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i3-3220 - $71.62 vs $91.98
- Up to 23% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i3-3220 - $0.62 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i3-3220 - 53 vs 55 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3220
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
114
98.27586206896551%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
76.5432098765432%
Price, $
$91.98
77%
Intel Core i3-3220 Processor (3M Cache, 3.30 GHz) BX80637i33220
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Updated 16835 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i3-3220 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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