Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1602 days older than the more expensive Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Athlon 3000G - 169 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Athlon 3000G - €63.24 vs €69.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Athlon 3000G - €0.37 vs €0.41 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
169
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€63.24
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
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Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 35 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |