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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K is 2986 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $71.68 vs $154.0
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 12% better in Halo Infinite than Pentium G3420 - 172 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 16 vs 2 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
23.836734693877553%
Multi-Core
981
8.31919945725916%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i5-12600K
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
86 FPS
$18.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$22.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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77 FPS
$24.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$16.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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73 FPS
$18.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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103 FPS
$17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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