The Athlon 200GE is at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i9-12900, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $344.20 cheaper!
Advantages of the Athlon 200GE
- Up to 84% cheaper – $67.80 vs $412.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 46% less energy – 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i9-12900
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 24 vs 4 threads
Athlon 200GE vs Core i9-12900 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Athlon 200GE
Sep 6th, 2018
Average FPS
176
84%
Min 1% FPS
118
86%
Price, $
$67.8
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Core i9-12900
Jan 4th, 2022
Average FPS
210
100%
Min 1% FPS
138
100%
Price, $
$412
16%
Value, $/FPS
$1.96/FPS
19%
Athlon 200GE vs Core i9-12900 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Athlon 200GE vs Core i9-12900 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon 200GE vs Core i9-12900 in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon 200GE
Sep 6th, 2018
Cores
2-core
12%
L3 Cache
4 MB
13%
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
56%
Core i9-12900
Jan 4th, 2022
Cores
16-core
100%
L3 Cache
30 MB
100%
Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
75%
Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
4800 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon 200GE | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 6th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
$55.00 | MSRP | $519.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
35 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 30 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 2666 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
