Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 715 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £100.0 vs £281.81
- Up to 56% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-12700K - £0.51 vs £1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 5 than Athlon 3000G - 242 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 20 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
242
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.16/FPS
43%
Price, £
£281.81
35%
FPS Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
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Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
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 | 3.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |