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Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G3420 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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, Intel Pentium CPU G3420 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 27.65

Overall Rank:
3228th fastest in multithreading out of 5118 CPUs
1983rd fastest in single threading out of 5118 CPUs
962nd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $71.74 USD (2025-02-21)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1983
Single Thread Rating
1769

Samples: 592*
*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 Math6,914 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,351 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,546 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption417.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression33,568 KBytes/Sec
Physics205 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,258 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,769 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$71.74 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,703
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,863
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,710
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,661
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
 1,983
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 146.76
Intel Core i9-12900K
 138.64
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
 27.65
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Intel Core i5-12400F
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,141
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
 1,769
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2618884 - May 12 2025
2139
BL2618850 - May 12 2025
2091
BL2533327 - Apr 05 2025
2092
BL2512903 - Mar 27 2025
2217
BL2512851 - Mar 27 2025
1746
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
 1,983
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,886 (-4.9%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,512 (-23.7%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,662 (-16.2%)
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,560 (-21.3%)
AMD A4-6320 APU vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,530 (-22.9%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,761 (-11.2%)
Intel Celeron G1850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,909 (-3.7%)
AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,799 (-9.3%)
AMD PRO A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,784 (-10.0%)
AMD PRO A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,689 (-14.8%)
Intel Pentium G870 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,561 (-21.3%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,495 (-24.6%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,465
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,320
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,594
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,517
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,286
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,811
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,682
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,538
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,447
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,413
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
 364