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.

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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, Intel Pentium CPU G3420 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 28.17

Overall Rank:
3578th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
2204th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
1003rd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2021

Single Thread Rating

1790

Samples: 612*
*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	6,968 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,398 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,602 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	429.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	33,965 KBytes/Sec
Physics	209 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,286 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,790 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,457
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,302
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,944
Apple M4 10 Core		23,698
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,577
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		2,021

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.60
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.25
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.65
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		28.17
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,790

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3182721 - Jan 02 2026		1958
BL2997976 - Oct 23 2025		2228
BL2901347 - Sep 11 2025		2200
BL2901258 - Sep 11 2025		1380
BL2891345 - Sep 07 2025		2231

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		2,021
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,061 (+2.0%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,680 (-16.9%)
Intel Celeron G1630 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,707 (-15.5%)
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,560 (-22.8%)
AMD A4-6320 APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,532 (-24.2%)
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,010 (-0.6%)
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,873 (-7.3%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,768 (-12.5%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,515 (-25.1%)
Intel Celeron G1850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,915 (-5.2%)
AMD PRO A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,873 (-7.3%)
AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,799 (-11.0%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,421
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,389
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,216
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		370

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