Key Differences
In short — Core i5-14500 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 i5-14500 is 3781 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i5-14500 - $21.1 vs $239.99
- Up to 90% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-14500 - $0.11 vs $1.08 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14500
- Performs up to 16% better in Valheim than Pentium G3420 - 222 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 20 vs 2 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
191
86%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$21.1
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-14500 |
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Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
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 | 2.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | Not Available |
22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
No | Overclockable | No |