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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.

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 27.58

Overall Rank:
3176th fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
1952nd fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
942nd fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1979
Single Thread Rating
1767

Samples: 590*
*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 Math6,905 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,344 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,552 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption415.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression33,503 KBytes/Sec
Physics206 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,255 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,767 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$71.74 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,717
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,046
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
 1,979
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 137.04
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.67
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
 27.58
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
 1,767
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2533327 - Apr 05 2025
2092
BL2512903 - Mar 27 2025
2217
BL2512851 - Mar 27 2025
1746
BL2498114 - Mar 21 2025
2221
BL2498110 - Mar 21 2025
2221
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
 1,979
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,509 (-23.8%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,638 (-17.2%)
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,560 (-21.1%)
AMD A4-6320 APU vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,530 (-22.7%)
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,946 (-1.7%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,759 (-11.1%)
Intel Celeron G1850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,909 (-3.5%)
AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,799 (-9.1%)
AMD PRO A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,784 (-9.8%)
AMD PRO A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,689 (-14.6%)
Intel Pentium G870 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,561 (-21.1%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3420
 1,499 (-24.2%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,179
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,339
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,615
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,516
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,694
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,438
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,435
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
 364