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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 1495 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $21.1 vs $208.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-8700K - $0.19 vs $1.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 22% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G3420 - 134 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
110
82%
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 i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i7-8700K
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
85 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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