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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 2986 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Pentium G3420
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $69.29 vs $195.00
- Up to 52% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-12700K - $0.31 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 31% better in Lost Ark than Pentium G3420 - 298 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 20 vs 2 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
227
76%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420 | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Pentium G3420 or Core i7-12700K
With selected game settings
220 FPS
$9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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191 FPS
$6.54/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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221 FPS
$9.49/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
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220 FPS
$7.73/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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220 FPS
$9.6/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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228 FPS
$13.78/FPS
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203 FPS
$7.88/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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191 FPS
$5.92/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
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203 FPS
$9.5/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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173 FPS
$9.76/FPS
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32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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