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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 1151 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $52.46 vs $368.99
- Up to 5% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 7900 - $4.37 vs $4.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 567% better in Cities: Skylines II than Athlon 3000G - 80 vs 12 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 24 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
12
15%
Value, $/FPS
$4.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52.46
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Athlon | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Ryzen 9 7900
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
22 FPS
$107.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,359
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22 FPS
$110.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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22 FPS
$82.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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64 FPS
$50.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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