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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 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 i9-12900 is 3047 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $71.62 vs $411.93
- Up to 77% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-12900 - $0.57 vs $2.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 32% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium G3420 - 165 vs 125 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 24 vs 2 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
125
75.75757575757575%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.5/FPS
22.799999999999997%
Price, $
$411.93
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
23.615042458552367%
Multi-Core
981
7.520699172033119%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i9-12900
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
102 FPS
$12.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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102 FPS
$12.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,251.99
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102 FPS
$14.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,449.25
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102 FPS
$11.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,202.99
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79 FPS
$16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,297.88
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92 FPS
$14.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,370
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102 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,158
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97 FPS
$15.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,477.96
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92 FPS
$14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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79 FPS
$16.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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