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Intel Pentium 4 3.80GHz vs Core2 Duo E8500 vs Pentium G3420

All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 3131 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Pentium 4 3.80GHz×Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz×Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $19.74 - BUY $69.17 - BUY
Socket TypeNA2LGA775FCLGA1150
CPU ClassDesktopDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores1 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 1KB, L3: 0MBL1: 128KB, L2: 6.0MB, L3: 0MBL1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MB
TDP65W65W54W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86$9.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2008Q4 2008Q3 2013
# of Samples732477581
CPU Value0.064.928.3
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)6713(-61.9%)13233(-25.0%)1764(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)358(-81.7%)1281(-34.6%)1958(0.0%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 6th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium 4 3.80GHz
358
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,281
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
1,958
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 6th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium 4 3.80GHz
NA
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
64.9
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
28.3
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium 4 3.80GHz
671
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
1,323
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
1,764
PassMark Software © 2008-2025
Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Pentium 4 3.80GHz Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz
Max TDP65W65W54W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANANA
Running cost per dayNANANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANANA
Running cost per yearNANANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.