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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF is 715 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Athlon 3000G
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - £69.24 vs £166.44
- Up to 49% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-12600KF - £0.42 vs £0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 20% better in No Man's Sky than Athlon 3000G - 200 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 16 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
166
83%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/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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Updated 325 minutes ago
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
200
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.83/FPS
51%
Price, £
£166.44
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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In Stock
Updated 324 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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