Intel Pentium G3420
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Intel Pentium G3420 vs Intel Core i5-4670. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Pentium G3420
Intel Pentium G3420
Released
Q2/2013
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-4670
Intel Core i5-4670

What's the best choice Intel Pentium G3420 or Intel Core i5-4670? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Pentium G3420 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core i5-4670 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 84 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1300 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    54 W left arrow 84 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium G3420 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    652 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    834 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    967 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1224 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1376 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    484 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    625 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    344 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    596 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    227 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1040 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    898 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-4670 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    419 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    377 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    458 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    553 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    665 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    806 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    926 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    43 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    324 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    363 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    582 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    377 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    190 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    691 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
Intel Core i5-4670 Intel Core i5-4670
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium G3000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    10 left arrow 20
  • Shader
    80 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-4670 and Intel Pentium G3420. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium G3420 and Intel Core i5-4670 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    54 W left arrow 84 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium G3420 and Intel Pentium G3420, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium G3420 and Intel Core i5-4670.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
129
Intel Pentium G3420
148
Intel Core i5-4670
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
242
Intel Pentium G3420
520
Intel Core i5-4670
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
668
Intel Pentium G3420
881
Intel Core i5-4670
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1238
Intel Pentium G3420
2827
Intel Core i5-4670
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
184
Intel Pentium G3420
384
Intel Core i5-4670
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2845
Intel Pentium G3420
3504
Intel Core i5-4670
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4936
Intel Pentium G3420
11033
Intel Core i5-4670
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.32
Intel Pentium G3420
1.67
Intel Core i5-4670
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
2.64
Intel Pentium G3420
5.89
Intel Core i5-4670
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
17.5
Intel Pentium G3420
20.9
Intel Core i5-4670
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
3314
Intel Pentium G3420
7492
Intel Core i5-4670

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