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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3420 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3420 is 966 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 53 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Up to 37% cheaper than Pentium G3420 - $44.99 vs $71.68
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
95.42483660130719%
Multi-Core
981
47.76046738072054%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i7-2600
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
10 FPS
$90/FPS
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Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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