Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE is 397 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 6% better in Remnant II than Athlon 3000G - 88 vs 83 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 36 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $72.2 vs $548.53
- Up to 86% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i9-9980XE - $0.97 vs $6.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
88
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.92/FPS
14.017341040462428%
Price, €
€608.87
13%
FPS Winner
Buy for €608.87 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 248 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
83
94.31818181818183%
Value, €/FPS
€0.97/FPS
100%
Price, €
€80.14
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €80.14 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 248 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
67.3943661971831%
Multi-Core
1975
17.586821015138025%
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Athlon |
Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 2 |
36 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
165 W | TDP | 35 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |