Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3420 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 37.09

Overall Rank: 2526

Last Price Change: $53.00 USD (2023-05-30)

Average CPU Mark

1966

Single Thread Rating: 1796
Samples: 572*
*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	6,970 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,382 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,647 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	404.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	33,484 KBytes/Sec
Physics	203 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,256 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,796 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of June 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$53.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$56.16 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	Mini PC Windows 11 Pro GK41 Mini Desktop Computers 8GB DDR4 128GB SSD Intel Celeron J4125 Processor Dual LAN Mini PC, Digital Mic, Business Small PC 4K HDMI/DisplayPort HTPC, Dual Band Wi-Fi Micro PC	$169.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 5900, 32GB 3466MHz RAM, 1TB SDD + 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X Graphics, VR Ready, USB-C, Windows 11 Home – Black	$2299.97 (www.amazon.com)
	N40 Mini PC Fanless Celeron N4020 (up to 2.8GHz) with Windows 10 4GB DDR4/64GB eMMC Mini Computers HDMI 2.0 and VGA Port 2.4/5.8G WiFi BT4.2 3xUSB3.0 Support Linux,NGFF 2242 SSD Auto Power On Tiny PC	$129.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink 8th Generation Intel i5-8259U Processor（up to 3.8GHz）, SEi8 Mini PC with 16G DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 NVME SSD,Supports 6MB Smart Cache,4K Dual HDMI,WIFI5,BT5.0	$389.00 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI AK1 Plus Mini PC, Intel 12th Gen N95(up to 3.4GHz) Mini Desktop Computers Windows 11 Pro, 8GB RAM/256GB M.2 SSD Micro Computer Tower Support 4K UHD, Dual Wi-Fi, BT 4.2 for Business Home Office	$199.94 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,612
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,814
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,663
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,960
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,502
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,136
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,966

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.14
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.88
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.12
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		37.09
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,796

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1679791 - Nov 26 2022		1199
BL1678610 - Nov 24 2022		2175
BL1675469 - Nov 20 2022		2015
BL1651002 - Oct 17 2022		2102
BL1637458 - Sep 27 2022		2224

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 June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		1,966
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,895 (-3.6%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,725 (-12.3%)
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,066 (+5.1%)
Intel Celeron G1820 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,691 (-14.0%)
Intel Pentium G2140 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,092 (+6.4%)
Intel Celeron G1820T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,614 (-17.9%)
Intel Pentium G3220T @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,602 (-18.5%)
Intel Pentium G3450 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		2,167 (+10.2%)
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,960 (-0.3%)
Intel Pentium G2130 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,912 (-2.8%)
Intel Celeron G1840 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,762 (-10.4%)
Intel Celeron G1620 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420		1,552 (-21.1%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,224
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,104
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,467
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,434
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,802
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,592
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,194
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,798
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,798
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,776
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,743
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,741
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz		807

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

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