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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 Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 8% better in F1 22 than Athlon 3000G - 288 vs 266 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - £60.0 vs £156.1
- Up to 57% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-12600KF - £0.23 vs £0.54 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
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
288
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
42%
Price, £
£156.1
38%
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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AMD Athlon 3000G Processor with Radeon Vega 3 Graphics (2C/4T, 3.5 GHz Base Clock)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600KF | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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