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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3420 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-530 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3420 is 1333 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Performs up to 4% better in Ready or Not than Core i3-530 - 239 vs 230 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 53 vs 73 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-530
- Up to 11% cheaper than Pentium G3420 - $18.7 vs $21.1
- Up to 11% better value when playing Ready or Not than Pentium G3420 - $0.08 vs $0.09 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150
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Intel Core I3-530 I3 530 2.9 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 4M 73W LGA 1156
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i3-530 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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