The Athlon 3000G is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i9-9900, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's £440.93 cheaper!
Advantages of the Athlon 3000G
- Up to 87% cheaper – £65.73 vs £506.66
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 46% less energy – 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i9-9900
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 4 threads
Athlon 3000G vs Core i9-9900 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Athlon 3000G
Nov 20th, 2019
Average FPS
177
93%
Min 1% FPS
118
94%
Price, £
£65.73
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.37/FPS
100%
Core i9-9900
Apr 23rd, 2019
Average FPS
190
100%
Min 1% FPS
126
100%
Price, £
£506.66
12%
Value, £/FPS
£2.66/FPS
14%
Athlon 3000G vs Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon 3000G vs Core i9-9900 in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon 3000G
Nov 20th, 2019
Cores
2-core
25%
L3 Cache
4 MB
25%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
MHz
Core i9-9900
Apr 23rd, 2019
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
89%
Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon 3000G | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $423.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Picasso | Codename | Coffee Lake |
35 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 5.0 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 16 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
