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In short — Core i5-10400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10400 is 2433 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - $71.68 vs $122.59
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 9% better in Elden Ring than Pentium G3420 - 122 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
40.83916083916084%
Multi-Core
981
17.872107852067774%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i5-10400
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
46 FPS
$17.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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72 FPS
$22.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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72 FPS
$27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,999.99
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46 FPS
$21.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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48 FPS
$20.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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43 FPS
$29.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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