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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K 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 i5-2500K is 966 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $71.62 vs $449.95
- Up to 84% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-2500K - $1.17 vs $7.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 3% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Pentium G3420 - 63 vs 61 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
61
96.82539682539682%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
63
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.14/FPS
16.386554621848738%
Price, $
$449.95
15%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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