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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400 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 i5-11400 is 2753 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - $71.62 vs $126.99
- Up to 34% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-11400 - $0.45 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 18% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium G3420 - 187 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
159
85.02673796791443%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
187
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
66.17647058823529%
Price, $
$126.99
56%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
30.103092783505154%
Multi-Core
981
13.438356164383562%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i5-11400
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
101 FPS
$7.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$13.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,089
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81 FPS
$12.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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