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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 715 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 28% better in Valorant than Athlon 3000G - 932 vs 729 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €74.44 vs €326.0
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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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
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
36.52671755725191%
Multi-Core
1975
12.787309808999675%
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Athlon 3000G
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
630 FPS
€2.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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811 FPS
€2.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,946.97
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894 FPS
€2.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
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811 FPS
€5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,697.48
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781 FPS
€5.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,099.99
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781 FPS
€3.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,474.4
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739 FPS
€2.34/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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717 FPS
€2.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589.9
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784 FPS
€2.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,048.59
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518 FPS
€2.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,249.9
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