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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF 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 i7-12700KF is 715 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £100.0 vs £198.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-12700KF - £0.3 vs £0.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 18% better in Overwatch 2 than Athlon 3000G - 392 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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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
392
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
58%
Price, £
£198.99
50%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Core i7-12700KF
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
354 FPS
£5.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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212 FPS
£12.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,559.31
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354 FPS
£5.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,874.01
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