CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of G3420 vs 750k among desktop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Pentium G3420
5.4
Athlon X4 750k
6.5
Core i3 4130
6.0
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Pentium G3420
7.2
Athlon X4 750k
6.6
Core i3 4130
9.7
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Pentium G3420
0.7
Athlon X4 750k
0.0
Core i3 4130
1.1
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Pentium G3420
6.0
Athlon X4 750k
0.0
Core i3 4130
6.7
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Pentium G3420
6.8
Athlon X4 750k
5.0
Core i3 4130
7.4
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Pentium G3420
n.d.
Athlon X4 750k
6.5
Core i3 4130
7.6
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.4

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Pentium G3420
6.4
Athlon X4 750k
5.0
Core i3 4130
7.7

Winner
Intel Pentium G3420 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Pentium G3420

Reasons to consider the
Intel Pentium G3420

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Much more l3 cache 3 MB vs 0 MB Compared to all cpus, 3 MB l3 cache is just OK
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Much more l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core vs 0 MB/core Compared to all cpus, 1.5 MB/core l3 cache per core is just OK
Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much lower typical power consumption 43.88W vs 81.25W More than 45% lower typical power consumption
Much lower annual home energy cost 13.01 $/year vs 24.09 $/year More than 45% lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 47.3 $/year vs 87.6 $/year More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost
Newer Jul, 2013 vs Oct, 2012 Release date 9 months later
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AMD Athlon X4 750k

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Much more l2 cache 4 MB vs 0.5 MB 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
More cores 4 vs 2 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
More threads 4 vs 2 Twice as many threads
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 4x more l2 cache per core
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.46 GHz vs 3.31 GHz Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz More than 5% higher clock speed
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 5.01 GHz vs 3.2 GHz More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G3420 vs Athlon X4 750k

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G3420
4,683
Athlon X4 750k
5,585

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G3420
2,546
Athlon X4 750k
1,998

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G3420
184,000 MB/s
Athlon X4 750k
2,240,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G3420
4,627
Athlon X4 750k
5,201

GeekBench

Pentium G3420
5,031
Athlon X4 750k
5,201

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

Pentium G3420
3,420
Athlon X4 750k
3,290

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Pentium G3420
3,423
Athlon X4 750k
4,227

PassMark (Single Core)

Pentium G3420
1,868
Athlon X4 750k
1,364

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Pentium G3420  vs
Athlon X4 750k 
Clock speed 3.2 GHz 3.4 GHz
Cores Dual core Quad core

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
XOP
SSE3
SSE
CLMUL
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
SSE4.2
CVT16
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 54W 100W
Annual home energy cost 13.01 $/year 24.09 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 47.3 $/year 87.6 $/year
Performance per watt 2.82 pt/W 8.84 pt/W
Typical power consumption 43.88W 81.25W

details

 Pentium G3420  vs
Athlon X4 750k 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 2 4
L2 cache 0.5 MB 4 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 3 MB 0 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 0 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.31 GHz 4.46 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.2 GHz 5.01 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 3,134.4 2,303.5
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.31 GHz 4.46 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 350 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz N/A

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 29,866.66 MB/s
Intel Pentium G3420
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Comments

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Helpful Dude (03:55 PM, January 3, 2014)
yes. go for AMD . 4 cores much better
Quang Quằn Quại (09:25 AM, December 28, 2013)
In my country g3420 costs same the x4 750k... I things i chose X4 750k. And you?
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