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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 2986 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Pentium G3420
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $69.29 vs $279.00
- Up to 67% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-12900K - $0.31 vs $0.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 33% better in Lost Ark than Pentium G3420 - 301 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 24 vs 2 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
227
75%
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 i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 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 i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Pentium G3420 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
194 FPS
$8.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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194 FPS
$8.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,569
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245 FPS
$9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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233 FPS
$11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,649.99
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301 FPS
$19.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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223 FPS
$10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,399
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245 FPS
$9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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207 FPS
$7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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224 FPS
$9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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245 FPS
$9.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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