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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13500 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 i5-13500 is 3412 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - $21.1 vs $244.85
- Up to 90% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-13500 - $0.27 vs $2.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-13500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 22% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G3420 - 95 vs 78 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 20 vs 2 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150
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Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i5-13500
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
33 FPS
$27.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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