The Athlon 3000G is a much slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 5 3600X, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's £134.49 cheaper!
Advantages of the Athlon 3000G
- Up to 67% cheaper – £65.73 vs £200.22
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 63% less energy – 35 vs 95 Watts
- Has an integrated GPU, while the Ryzen 5 3600X cannot run games without a dedicated GPU
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 3600X
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 4 threads
Athlon 3000G vs Ryzen 5 3600X for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Athlon 3000G
Nov 20th, 2019
Average FPS
177
93%
Min 1% FPS
118
93%
Price, £
£65.73
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.37/FPS
100%
Ryzen 5 3600X
Jul 7th, 2019
Average FPS
191
100%
Min 1% FPS
127
100%
Price, £
£200.22
32%
Value, £/FPS
£1.04/FPS
36%
Athlon 3000G vs Ryzen 5 3600X 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 Ryzen 5 3600X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon 3000G vs Ryzen 5 3600X in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon 3000G
Nov 20th, 2019
Cores
2-core
33%
L3 Cache
4 MB
12%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
92%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
MHz
Ryzen 5 3600X
Jul 7th, 2019
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
32 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon 3000G | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $249.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Picasso | Codename | Matisse |
35 W | Power Consumption | 95 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.4 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 32 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | No |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
