Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Athlon 200GE outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Athlon 200GE is 2488 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 200GE
- Performs up to 4% better in Minecraft than Core i7-3960X - 648 vs 623 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $69.99 vs $350.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-3960X - $0.11 vs $0.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 35 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 200GE - 12 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
FPS
648
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $69.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3686 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
623
96.14197530864197%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
19.642857142857142%
Price, $
$350
19%
Buy for $350 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3681 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 200GE | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
---|---|---|
Sep 6th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
Athlon | Collection | Core i7 |
Raven Ridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |