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IntelBX80646I34170
▲ 50913 ▼

2 Cores, 2 Threads @3.2GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 54524 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Effective Speed 
+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 52,935 user samples
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Best Bench: 62% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 41% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 41% Great: 62%
SPEED RANK: 717th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
48,178 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 656th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		53.5 % 56.9 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
Average Score 
+16%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		79.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6% 		75.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		84.4 Pts 90 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		159 Pts +1% 157 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		161 Pts 224 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+39%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		164 Pts 233 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+42%
Overclocked Score 
+24%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93 Pts +0% 92.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		94.2 Pts 105 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+11%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		186 Pts 191 Pts +3%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		185 Pts 282 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+52%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		185 Pts 281 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+52%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
Based on 68,123,622 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		84.3 % 118 % Much better value.
+39%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 54 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Price
Price (score) 		$53 $20 Much cheaper.
+63%
Nice To Haves 
+37%
Age
Newest 		129 Months 109+ Months More recent.
+16%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		186 Pts 282 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+52%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		164 Pts 235 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+43%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'13 Q1'15
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 3 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$75.00 - $82.00 $117.00
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Clear Video HD Tech
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology 		No Yes
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		1.7 GB 2 GB
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 53.5%
Average Bench 56.9%
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The G3420 is a 2013 Haswell based CPU and is part of Intel's value range of Pentium processors which were first released in 2011. The Pentium-G range have very strong single and dual core performance but lag far behind the group leaders in terms of multi-core processing (MCP). MCP is important for tasks such as audio/video encoding, or software development. For regular PC use such as surfing the web, listening to music, watching movies and playing the vast majority of games, MCP is not required. The G3420 currently retails for less than one fifth of the price of a top of the range 4770K but has an effective speed of 81.2 which is just 4% lower than the average of the current group leaders. The vast majority of users will notice no difference even by paying five times more for a top end multi-core processor. The G3420 is my top value CPU pick for 2014.  [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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Four years ago this would be nothing to joke about when it went on sale for $110, but now it's starting to show its age. A once budget-midrange processor is now pretty much a G4560 [Jan '19 BluSharpie]

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