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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $385
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700K 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 i7-9700K is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $21.1 vs $275.13
- Up to 91% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-9700K - $0.13 vs $1.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 21% better in World of Warcraft than Pentium G3420 - 191 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
158
82%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/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 i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i7-9700K
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
141 FPS
$10.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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147 FPS
$26.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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160 FPS
$16.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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105 FPS
$8.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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105 FPS
$9.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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105 FPS
$9.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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141 FPS
$19.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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