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MSRP $122
Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 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 i3-12100 is 776 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Athlon 3000G
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - £69.24 vs £98.57
- Up to 25% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i3-12100 - £0.45 vs £0.60 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100 - 35 vs 60 Watts
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 6% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Athlon 3000G - 164 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
155
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.24
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G Processor with Radeon Vega 3 Graphics (2C/4T, 3.5 GHz Base Clock)
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Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Athlon | Collection | Core i3 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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