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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 Ryzen 9 5900X is 351 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £60.0 vs £239.99
- Up to 73% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.3 vs £1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 35 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 6% better in The Outer Worlds than Athlon 3000G - 212 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 24 vs 4 threads
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Athlon 3000G Processor with Radeon Vega 3 Graphics (2C/4T, 3.5 GHz Base Clock)
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Athlon | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Ryzen 9 5900X
The Outer Worlds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
195 FPS
£8.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,640.4
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151 FPS
£10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,573.2
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