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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7500 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 i5-7500 is 1220 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i5-7500 - $21.1 vs $89.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i5-7500 - $0.09 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-7500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Performs up to 11% better in Lost Ark than Pentium G3420 - 252 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 4 vs 2 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
227
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$21.1
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150
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Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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