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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X 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 i9-7940X is 1461 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $71.62 vs $292.83
- Up to 72% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-7940X - $0.32 vs $1.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 53 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 13% better in Lost Ark than Pentium G3420 - 256 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 28 vs 2 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
227
88.671875%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
256
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/FPS
28.070175438596497%
Price, $
$292.83
24%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
42.627737226277375%
Multi-Core
981
9.88612314824146%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 2 | Threads | 28 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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