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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 776 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 11% better in Halo Infinite than Athlon 3000G - 173 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €74.44 vs €364.76
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX8071512900K, Core I9-12900 K 3.20 GHz Chip
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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
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
38.697937727456534%
Multi-Core
1975
15.141061024225696%
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Athlon |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Athlon 3000G
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
€19.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
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72 FPS
€19.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,429
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62 FPS
€26.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,669
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46 FPS
€58.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,695.19
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76 FPS
€31.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
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76 FPS
€131.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€10,010.43
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86 FPS
€21.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,846.63
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64 FPS
€45.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,915.26
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119 FPS
€16.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,939
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75 FPS
€20.92/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,569
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