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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 1461 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $71.62 vs $899.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-7980XE - $0.57 vs $6.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 53 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 15% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium G3420 - 144 vs 125 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 36 vs 2 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
125
86.80555555555556%
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 i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.24/FPS
9.134615384615383%
Price, $
$899
7%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
39.063545150501675%
Multi-Core
981
8.445247933884298%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 18 |
| 2 | Threads | 36 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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