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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F 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 i7-12700F is 776 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £60.0 vs £215.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-12700F - £0.18 vs £0.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 16% better in Overwatch 2 than Athlon 3000G - 386 vs 333 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 20 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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Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Athlon | Collection | Core i7 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Core i7-12700F
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
347 FPS
£5.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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205 FPS
£6.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,365.99
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186 FPS
£6.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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296 FPS
£4.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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186 FPS
£6.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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186 FPS
£5.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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