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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 776 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £100.0 vs £270.37
- Up to 58% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-12400 - £0.3 vs £0.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 14% better in Overwatch 2 than Athlon 3000G - 378 vs 333 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 12 vs 4 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Athlon 3000G Processor with Radeon Vega 3 Graphics (2C/4T, 3.5 GHz Base Clock)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Athlon | Collection | Core i5 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Core i5-12400
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
175 FPS
£9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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