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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 Ryzen 9 5950X is 2622 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Pentium G3420
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $69.47 vs $343.99
- Up to 76% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.41 vs $1.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 53 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 19% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Pentium G3420 - 203 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 32 vs 2 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
170
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.47
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420 | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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