Intel Pentium G3420

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Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Pentium G3000
Family
Intel Pentium
Generation
5
Name
Intel Pentium G3420
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
2
CPU Threads
2
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
No turbo
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
No turbo

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
11.1
Execution units
10
Generation
7.5
GPU Frequency
350 MHz
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU Turbo
1150 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
Q4/2012
Shader
80
Technology
22 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
Decode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
Yes
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3-1600
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
54 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Haswell S
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
3 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2013
Socket
LGA 1150
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

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

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

615 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

813 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

808 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

985 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

1315 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

484 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

619 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

465 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

597 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

230 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

862 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Pentium G3420 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

129

Intel Pentium G3420

130

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

130

Intel Core m7-6Y75

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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

Higher values are better in this metric.

242

Intel Pentium G3420

243

AMD Phenom II X4 900e

243

AMD Phenom II X3 B77

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

668

Intel Pentium G3420

670

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

670

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

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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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1238

Intel Pentium G3420

1253

Intel Core i5-4300U

1251

AMD Phenom II X4 810

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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

184 GFLOPS

Intel Pentium G3420

192 GFLOPS

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

187 GFLOPS

Intel Atom x7-E3950

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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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2845

Intel Pentium G3420

2857

Intel Celeron G3920

2857

Intel Celeron G3930

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

4936

Intel Pentium G3420

5003

AMD A10-6700T

4983

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.32

Intel Pentium G3420

1.32

Intel Core i5-4200M

1.32

Intel Core i5-4350U

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.64

Intel Pentium G3420

2.64

Intel Celeron G3900

2.64

Intel Core i5-4310U

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

17.5

Intel Pentium G3420

17.9

Intel Core i5-4300M

17.7

Intel Pentium 4405U

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3314

Intel Pentium G3420

3350

Intel Celeron G3920

3350

Intel Pentium G4400T

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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