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Athlon 3000G vs Core i5-8600K

Athlon 3000G vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 134.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 323 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 134.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 323 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 776 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.

Advantages of Athlon 3000G

  • Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €53.13 vs €134.97
  • Up to 58% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-8600K - €0.20 vs €0.48 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 35 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-8600K

  • Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Athlon 3000G - 282 vs 269 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 6 vs 4 threads
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Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Athlon 3000G Logo
Athlon 3000G

Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019


FPS

269

95%

Value, €/FPS

€0.2/FPS

100%

Price, €

€53.13

100%

Value Winner

AMD Athlon 3000G (3.5GHz, 2Core, 5MB, 35W)

Buy for 53.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 312 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

282

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.48/FPS

42%

Price, €

€134.97

39%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 134.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 323 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Athlon 3000G Logo
Athlon 3000G

Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Athlon 3000G Logo
Athlon 3000G

Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019


Single-Core

958

61%

Multi-Core

1969

34%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

5735

100%

AMD Athlon 3000G Logo

Athlon 3000G

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Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Core i5-8600K

Nov 20th, 2019
Oct 5th, 2017
AthlonCore i5
PicassoCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
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3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Non-Turbo4.3 GHz
35 W
95 W
14 nm14 nm
35.0x
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Radeon Vega 3UHD Graphics 630
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