The Pentium G3420 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 7 5700X and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $80.74 cheaper!
Advantages of the Pentium G3420
- Up to 53% cheaper – $71.73 vs $152.47
- Consumes up to 18% less energy – 53 vs 65 Watts
- Can run games without a dedicated GPU as it has integrated graphics
Advantages of the Ryzen 7 5700X
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 2 threads
Pentium G3420 vs Ryzen 7 5700X for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium G3420
Sep 1st, 2013
Average FPS
170
84%
Min 1% FPS
114
86%
Price, $
$71.73
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
100%
Ryzen 7 5700X
Apr 4th, 2022
Average FPS
202
100%
Min 1% FPS
133
100%
Price, $
$152.47
47%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
56%
Pentium G3420 vs Ryzen 7 5700X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Pentium G3420 vs Ryzen 7 5700X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium G3420 vs Ryzen 7 5700X in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium G3420
Sep 1st, 2013
Cores
2-core
25%
L3 Cache
3 MB
9%
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
94%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
Ryzen 7 5700X
Apr 4th, 2022
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
32 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium G3420 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $299.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
53 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.6 GHz |
| 3 MB | L3 Cache | 32 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | No |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
