How does a Pentium G3420 compare to a Core 2 Duo E6800 ? Is the G3420 an upgrade when compared to the C2D E6800 or is it essentially the same thing (no gaming) ?
It is an upgrade but you are still getting a weak dual core. A big step up from the C2D E6800 would be a i5 4670k/FX 8350, i7 4770k is not worth it IMO.