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: 19.33

Overall Rank:
3027th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
1846th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
905th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $100.01 USD (2024-10-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

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 6th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2024

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$100.01 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 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,090
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,474
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,602
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,525
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,933

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		243.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.59
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.04
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.93
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		19.33
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 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
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 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,933
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,631 (-15.6%)
Intel Pentium G3430 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,127 (+10.0%)
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,933 (0.0%)
Intel Celeron G1840 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,778 (-8.0%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,748 (-9.6%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,501 (-22.3%)
Intel Pentium G3460 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,231 (+15.4%)
AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,799 (-6.9%)
Intel Pentium G870 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,537 (-20.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 280 vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,355 (-29.9%)
AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual Core vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,307 (-32.4%)
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,076 (+7.4%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,113
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,086
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,971
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,777
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		793

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