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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 877 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Valorant than Athlon 3000G - 778 vs 729 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £60.0 vs £428.88
- Up to 85% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-7900X - £0.08 vs £0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 35 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
778
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.55/FPS
14%
Price, £
£428.88
13%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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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
High
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Athlon |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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