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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $71.62 vs $556.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i9-9900X - $0.48 vs $3.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 53 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 10% better in Saints Row than Pentium G3420 - 163 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 20 vs 2 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
148
90.79754601226993%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.41/FPS
14.076246334310849%
Price, $
$556
12%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Updated 2541 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
39.247311827956985%
Multi-Core
981
10.308953341740228%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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