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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 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 i5-12600 is 797 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $98.79 vs $165.48
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 13% better in DOOM Eternal than Athlon 3000G - 530 vs 470 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 12 vs 4 threads
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
40.362716153521724%
Multi-Core
1975
20.316839831293077%
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Athlon | Collection | Core i5 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Core i5-12600
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
239 FPS
$8.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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