Key Differences
In short — Athlon 3000G outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Athlon 3000G is 4020 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Performs up to 8% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-940 - 221 vs 204 FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 35 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 37% cheaper than Athlon 3000G - €49.0 vs €78.35
- Up to 31% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Athlon 3000G - €0.24 vs €0.35 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
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Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i7-940 |
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Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
Athlon | Collection | Core i7 |
Picasso | Codename | Bloomfield |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |