Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $21.1 vs $160.74
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-9500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 2900% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3420 - 30 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 75% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3420 - $5.36 vs $21.1 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 6 vs 2 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
30
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
13%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
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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 | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |