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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 27.22

Overall Rank:
3047th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
1858th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
919th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $71.62 USD (2024-11-28)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1949

Single Thread Rating

1759

Samples: 579*
*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	6,843 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,291 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,556 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	404.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	33,061 KBytes/Sec
Physics	202 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,248 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,759 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$71.62 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,949

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		27.22
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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,759

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2220181 - Oct 15 2024		2184
BL2220121 - Oct 15 2024		2184
BL2218719 - Oct 13 2024		2219
BL2024461 - Feb 14 2024		2248
BL1949967 - Nov 19 2023		1378

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,949
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,504 (-22.8%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,631 (-16.3%)
Intel Celeron G1630 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,707 (-12.4%)
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,560 (-20.0%)
AMD A4-6320 APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,530 (-21.5%)
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,943 (-0.3%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,749 (-10.3%)
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,092 (+7.3%)
Intel Celeron G1850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,900 (-2.5%)
AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,799 (-7.7%)
AMD PRO A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,784 (-8.5%)
AMD PRO A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,662 (-14.7%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		360

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