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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10600K 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 Core i5-10600K is 2433 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i5-10600K - $21.1 vs $141.45
- Up to 85% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-10600K - $0.1 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Pentium G3420 - 219 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
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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Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
219
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
15%
Price, $
$141.45
14%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i5-10600K
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
88 FPS
$10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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