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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF is 2753 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $71.62 vs $270.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i9-11900KF - $0.9 vs $2.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 53 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 22% better in Remnant II than Pentium G3420 - 98 vs 80 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 16 vs 2 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
80
81.63265306122449%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.76/FPS
32.60869565217392%
Price, $
$270
26%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
25.20500647388865%
Multi-Core
981
9.688888888888888%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i9-11900KF
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
52 FPS
$19.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$19.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$21.84/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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$28.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$43.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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55 FPS
$36.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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72 FPS
$43.06/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
$29.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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38 FPS
$24.21/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900KF
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