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Athlon 3000G vs Core i5-10600K

Athlon 3000G vs Core i5-10600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Athlon 3000G

3.5 GHz | 2-core

AMD Athlon 3000G Logo
AMD Athlon 3000G Box Processor (AM4 / 2 Colors / 4 Threads / 3.5Ghz / 5MB Cache/Vega 3)

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Updated 447 minutes ago

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Core i5-10600K

4.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $148.99 on Amazon

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Updated 446 minutes ago

Athlon 3000G

3.5 GHz | 2-core

AMD Athlon 3000G Logo
AMD Athlon 3000G Box Processor (AM4 / 2 Colors / 4 Threads / 3.5Ghz / 5MB Cache/Vega 3)

Buy for $59.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 447 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-10600K

4.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $148.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 446 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10600K 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 Core i5-10600K is 162 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.

Advantages of Athlon 3000G

  • Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-10600K - $59.70 vs $148.99
  • Up to 58% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-10600K - $0.08 vs $0.19 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 35 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-10600K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Valorant than Athlon 3000G - 805 vs 729 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 12 vs 4 threads
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Athlon 3000G Logo
Athlon 3000G

Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019


FPS

729

91%

Value, $/FPS

$0.08/FPS

100%

Price, $

$59.7

100%

Value Winner

AMD Athlon 3000G Box Processor (AM4 / 2 Colors / 4 Threads / 3.5Ghz / 5MB Cache/Vega 3)

Buy for $59.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 447 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

805

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.19/FPS

42%

Price, $

$148.99

40%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $148.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 446 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Athlon 3000G Logo
Athlon 3000G

Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Athlon 3000G Logo
Athlon 3000G

Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019


Single-Core

957

58%

Multi-Core

1975

29%

Intel Core i5-10600K Logo
Core i5-10600K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1658

100%

Multi-Core

6838

100%

AMD Athlon 3000G Logo

Athlon 3000G

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Intel Core i5-10600K Logo

Core i5-10600K

Nov 20th, 2019
Apr 30th, 2020
AthlonCore i5
PicassoComet Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
2
6
4
12
3.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Non-Turbo4.8 GHz
35 W
95 W
14 nm14 nm
35.0x
41.0x
Radeon Vega 3UHD Graphics 630
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PCs Using Athlon 3000G or Core i5-10600K

With selected game settings

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