Intel Pentium G3420 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-06-11

CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium G3420 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2013 and belongs to the 5 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium G3420, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1150 socket.

Name:	Intel Pentium G3420
Family:	Intel Pentium
Group:	Intel Pentium G3000
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G3420 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G3420 is 3.2 GHz

CPU Cores:	2
Threads:	2
Cores:	2x
Core architecture:	normal

Hyperthreading:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium G3420 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium G3420 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1), which has 80 texture shaders and 10 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.15 GHz
Execution units:	10
Shaders:	80
Max. GPU Memory:	2.0 GB

Max. displays:	--
Generation:	7.5
Direct X:	11.1
Technology:	22 nm
Release date:	Q4/2012

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.

Memory type:	DDR3-1600
Max. Memory:	32.0 GB
Memory channels:	2
Bandwidth:	25.6 GB/s

ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	pci
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 54 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	54 W
TDP (PL2):	None
TDP up:	None

TDP down:	None
Tjunction max:	--

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G3420 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 3.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1150
L2-Cache:	0 bytes
L3-Cache:	3.0 MB
Architecture:	Haswell S
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q3/2013
Release price:	70 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz	4953 4953
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	4936 4936
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	4936 4936
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	4936 4936
	Intel Pentium G3450 2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz	4910 4910

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Celeron G3930T 2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz	2857 2857
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	2845 2845
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	2845 2845
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	2845 2845
	Intel Core i3-4330T 2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	2840 2840

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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

	AMD A4-9120 2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz	1968 1968
	AMD Athlon II X4 615e 4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	1966 1966
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	1966 1966
	AMD Athlon II X4 615e 4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	1966 1966
	Intel Core i3-4120U 2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz	1965 1965

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz	1411 1411
	AMD Phenom II X4 940 4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	1411 1411
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	1408 1408
	Samsung Exynos 8895 NoneC NoneT @ --	1407 1407
	AMD Athlon II X4 760K 4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz	1403 1403

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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz	1170 1170
	MediaTek Helio P60 NoneC NoneT @ --	1167 1167
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	1167 1167
	MediaTek Helio P60 NoneC NoneT @ --	1167 1167
	Intel Celeron G4920 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	1163 1163

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	721 721
	Intel Pentium G4400T 2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz	721 721
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	721 721
	Intel Core i7-4712MQ 4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz	721 721
	Intel Pentium G4400T 2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz	721 721

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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	685 685
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	682 682
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	673 673
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	671 671
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz	671 671

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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

	Intel Celeron G4900 2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz	669 669
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	667 667
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	667 667
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	667 667
	Intel Core i5-4300Y 2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz	665 665

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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Celeron G5905T 2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz	242 242
	Intel Celeron G5900T 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	242 242
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	242 242
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	242 242
	Intel Celeron G5900E 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	242 242

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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

	AMD A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz	184 184
	AMD A4-5150M 2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz	184 184
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	184 184
	AMD A4-5300B 2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz	184 184
	Intel Pentium G3440 2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz	184 184

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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i5-4210H 2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz	129 129
	Intel Pentium Gold G5400T 2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz	129 129
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	129 129
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	129 129
	Intel Core i7-4558U 2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz	129 129

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

	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	17.5 17.5
	Intel Pentium G3440 2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz	17.5 17.5
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	17.5 17.5
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz	17.5 17.5
	Intel Pentium G3440 2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz	17.5 17.5

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

	Intel Celeron G4900T 2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz	2.6 2.6
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	2.6 2.6
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	2.6 2.6
	Intel Celeron G3900 2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz	2.6 2.6
	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz	2.6 2.6

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

	Intel Core i5-4200M 2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	1.3 1.3
	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz	1.3 1.3
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	1.3 1.3
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	1.3 1.3
	Intel Core i5-7Y54 2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz	1.3 1.3

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All benchmarks for Intel Pentium G3420

Geekbench 3 (MC)

Geekbench 3 (SC)

PassMark CPU-Mark

Geekbench 5 (MC)

Geekbench 6 (MC)

Geekbench 5 (SC)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)

Geekbench 6 (SC)

Cinebench R15 (MC)

FP32 SP iGPU

Cinebench R15 (SC)

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)

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Comparisons

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4		Intel Core i5-4570S vs Intel Pentium G3420
5		Intel Pentium G3420 vs Intel Core i5-4670T
6		Intel Pentium G3240 vs Intel Pentium G3420
7		Intel Pentium G3420 vs Intel Pentium G3240T
8		AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Pentium G3420
9		Intel Core i3-2357M vs Intel Pentium G3420
10		Intel Pentium G3420 vs Intel Pentium G3250
11		Intel Pentium G3258 vs Intel Pentium G3420
12		AMD A8-7600 vs Intel Pentium G3420
13		Intel Core i3-4150 vs Intel Pentium G3420
14		Intel Pentium G3420 vs AMD A6-6400K
15		Intel Celeron G1840 vs Intel Pentium G3420