Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500 is 776 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €82.24 vs €214.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i5-12500 - €0.56 vs €1.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 8% better in Dead Space than Athlon 3000G - 160 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 12 vs 4 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
148
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.56/FPS
100%
Price, €
€82.24
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
---|---|---|
Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Athlon | Collection | Core i5 |
Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |