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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 3047 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $21.1 vs $161.76
- Up to 86% better value when playing Control than Core i5-12400 - $0.11 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 3% better in Control than Pentium G3420 - 205 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
199
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$21.1
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i5-12400
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
59 FPS
$11.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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88 FPS
$11.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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76 FPS
$15.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,165
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88 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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88 FPS
$17.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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76 FPS
$12.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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76 FPS
$13.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
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76 FPS
$12.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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76 FPS
$17.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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76 FPS
$23.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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