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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 715 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €81.31 vs €404.9
- Up to 72% better value when playing New World than Core i9-12900K - €0.77 vs €2.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 42% better in New World than Athlon 3000G - 149 vs 105 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 24 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
105
70%
Value, €/FPS
€0.77/FPS
100%
Price, €
€81.31
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G Processore con grafica Radeon Vega 3 (2C/4T, orologio base da 3,5 GHz)
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Athlon | Collection | Core i9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Core i9-12900K
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
82 FPS
€16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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137 FPS
€17.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,379
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118 FPS
€42.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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149 FPS
€22.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,299
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103 FPS
€16.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,729
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82 FPS
€17.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,459
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99 FPS
€16.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,599.8
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113 FPS
€18.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,129
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126 FPS
€15.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,979
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