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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 136 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $52.99 vs $395.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.32 vs $2.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 35 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 9% better in No Man's Sky than Athlon 3000G - 181 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 24 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
166
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Athlon | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Ryzen 9 3900X
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
157 FPS
$19.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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147 FPS
$7.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,153.39
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147 FPS
$18.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,669.51
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127 FPS
$14.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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