Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS 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 i9-12900KS is 867 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 56% better in Far Cry 3 than Athlon 3000G - 203 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €66.94 vs €392.87
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 35 vs 150 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
35.54977711738484%
Multi-Core
1975
12.174073845774517%
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
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Apr 5th, 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
150 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |