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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $21.1 vs $160.91
- Up to 86% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-9400 - $0.19 vs $1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Pentium G3420 - 121 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 6 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
112
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/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 i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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