Key Differences
In short — Athlon 3000G outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Athlon 3000G is 3725 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 18% cheaper than Athlon 3000G - €60.8 vs €74.44
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Performs up to 4% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-870 - 333 vs 319 FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
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Game Graphics
Epic
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Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
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Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
Core i7 | Collection | Athlon |
Lynnfield | Codename | Picasso |
Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 35 W |
45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
22.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |