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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 1495 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $21.1 vs $114.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-8400 - $0.23 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 10% better in Sons Of The Forest than Pentium G3420 - 101 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 6 vs 2 threads
Sons Of The Forest
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 i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i5-8400
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
29 FPS
$29.31/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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