Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Athlon 3000G outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Athlon 3000G is 3725 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Performs up to 7% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-870 - 167 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i7-870 - €81.31 vs €182.45
- Up to 58% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-870 - €0.49 vs €1.17 per 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
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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FPS
167
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€81.31
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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 |