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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F is 2753 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $71.62 vs $260.87
- Up to 69% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i7-11700F - $0.35 vs $1.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 10% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Pentium G3420 - 228 vs 207 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 16 vs 2 threads
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
207
90.78947368421053%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
228
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/FPS
30.701754385964914%
Price, $
$260.87
27%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
27.796287482151357%
Multi-Core
981
11.160409556313994%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i7-11700F
Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
101 FPS
$10.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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153 FPS
$7.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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129 FPS
$10.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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138 FPS
$8.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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153 FPS
$10.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,549
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138 FPS
$11.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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86 FPS
$12.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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112 FPS
$13.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,487
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89 FPS
$17.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,530.88
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105 FPS
$10.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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