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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 3047 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Pentium G3420
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $69.47 vs $129.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-12400 - $0.36 vs $0.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 12% better in Valheim than Pentium G3420 - 214 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
191
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.47
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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