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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K is 715 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £100.0 vs £202.05
- Up to 49% better value when playing Control than Core i5-12600K - £0.5 vs £0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Control than Athlon 3000G - 206 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 16 vs 4 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Athlon 3000G Processor with Radeon Vega 3 Graphics (2C/4T, 3.5 GHz Base Clock)
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
206
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.98/FPS
51%
Price, £
£202.05
49%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Athlon | Collection | Core i5 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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