The Athlon 3000G is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-8700, however, it's a better value for money, as it's £89.86 cheaper!
Advantages of the Athlon 3000G
- Up to 58% cheaper – £65.73 vs £155.59
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 46% less energy – 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i7-8700
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 4 threads
Athlon 3000G vs Core i7-8700 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Athlon 3000G
Nov 20th, 2019
Average FPS
177
94%
Min 1% FPS
118
94%
Price, £
£65.73
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.37/FPS
100%
Core i7-8700
Oct 5th, 2017
Average FPS
189
100%
Min 1% FPS
125
100%
Price, £
£155.59
42%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
45%
Athlon 3000G vs Core i7-8700 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Athlon 3000G vs Core i7-8700 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon 3000G vs Core i7-8700 in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon 3000G
Nov 20th, 2019
Cores
2-core
33%
L3 Cache
4 MB
33%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
MHz
Core i7-8700
Oct 5th, 2017
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
12 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
91%
Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon 3000G | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $303.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Picasso | Codename | Coffee Lake |
35 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.6 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 12 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
