Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Athlon 3000G outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Athlon 3000G is 3237 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Performs up to 6% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-2600S - 130 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-2600S - €69.0 vs €75.84
- Up to 15% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-2600S - €0.53 vs €0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600S - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
130
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€69
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i7-2600S |
---|---|---|
Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
Athlon | Collection | Core i7 |
Picasso | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |