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.
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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: 28.16

Overall Rank:
3054th fastest in multithreading out of 4915 CPUs
1857th fastest in single threading out of 4915 CPUs
920th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $69.41 USD (2024-12-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1955

Single Thread Rating

1762

Samples: 580*
*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	6,856 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,302 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,562 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	405.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	33,125 KBytes/Sec
Physics	203 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,250 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,762 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$69.41 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 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,917
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,433
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,090
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,587
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,101
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,244
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,739
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,587
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,955

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		195.21
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		186.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.92
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.19
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.57
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.44
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		28.16
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 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,026
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,762

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 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,955
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,502 (-23.2%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,640 (-16.1%)
Intel Celeron G1630 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,707 (-12.7%)
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,560 (-20.2%)
AMD A4-6320 APU vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,530 (-21.7%)
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,944 (-0.5%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,754 (-10.2%)
Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,530 (-21.7%)
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,096 (+7.2%)
Intel Celeron G1850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,900 (-2.8%)
AMD PRO A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,784 (-8.7%)
AMD PRO A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,662 (-15.0%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,251
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,878
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,835
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,592
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,319
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,864
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,471
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,190
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,171
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,920
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		361

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