Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 54 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3420 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 36.47

Overall Rank: 2869

Last Price Change: $53.00 USD (2023-05-30)

Average CPU Mark

1933

Single Thread Rating: 1753
Samples: 576*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,251
Thread: 1,883

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	6,810 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,263 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,545 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	398.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,849 KBytes/Sec
Physics	201 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,239 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,753 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$53.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$56.16 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,330
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,362
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,020
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,442
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,933

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		36.47
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,753

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2024461 - Feb 14 2024		2248
BL1949967 - Nov 19 2023		1378
BL1906507 - Sep 18 2023		505
BL1869155 - Jul 26 2023		2240
BL1679791 - Nov 26 2022		1199

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,933
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,891 (-2.2%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,750 (-9.5%)
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,076 (+7.4%)
Intel Celeron G1820 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,709 (-11.6%)
Intel Pentium G2140 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,092 (+8.2%)
Intel Celeron G1820T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,631 (-15.6%)
Intel Pentium G3220T @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,600 (-17.2%)
Intel Pentium G3450 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,167 (+12.1%)
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,994 (+3.1%)
Intel Pentium G2130 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,921 (-0.6%)
Intel Celeron G1840 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,768 (-8.6%)
Intel Celeron G1620 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,560 (-19.3%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		10,026
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,177
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,993
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,792
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,515
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		793

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