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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 715 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 19% better in Borderlands 3 than Athlon 3000G - 247 vs 207 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - €82.24 vs €298.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-12700K - €0.4 vs €1.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i7-12700K Box
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
207
83%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€82.24
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G Processore con grafica Radeon Vega 3 (2C/4T, orologio base da 3,5 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Athlon |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Athlon 3000G
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
144 FPS
€12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,799.99
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88 FPS
€14.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,279.99
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144 FPS
€11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,633.58
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88 FPS
€12.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,078
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126 FPS
€26.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€3,359.01
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126 FPS
€17.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,207.62
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155 FPS
€29.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€4,499
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143 FPS
€22.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,231.48
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107 FPS
€14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,529
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88 FPS
€14.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,269
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