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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9800X 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 i7-9800X is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $71.62 vs $768.88
- Up to 90% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-9800X - $0.61 vs $5.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 53 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Performs up to 11% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Pentium G3420 - 130 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 16 vs 2 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
117
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.91/FPS
10.321489001692047%
Price, $
$768.88
9%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
42.69005847953216%
Multi-Core
981
13.341493268053856%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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