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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $319
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13600K 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 i5-13600K is 3313 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - $71.62 vs $210.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Control than Core i5-13600K - $0.36 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Control than Pentium G3420 - 207 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 20 vs 2 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
199
96.1352657004831%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
207
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
35.64356435643564%
Price, $
$210
34%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
21.913696060037523%
Multi-Core
981
6.606950431034483%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i5-13600K
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
133 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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173 FPS
$15.03/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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