The Athlon 3000G is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-6600 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $26.14 more expensive!
Advantages of the Athlon 3000G
- Consumes up to 46% less energy – 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i5-6600
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 40% cheaper – $40.00 vs $66.14
- A much better value for money for gaming
Athlon 3000G vs Core i5-6600 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Athlon 3000G
Nov 20th, 2019
Average FPS
133
96%
Min 1% FPS
100
96%
Price, $
$66.14
60%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
57%
Core i5-6600
Jul 1st, 2015
Average FPS
139
100%
Min 1% FPS
104
100%
Price, $
$40
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/FPS
100%
Athlon 3000G vs Core i5-6600 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Athlon 3000G vs Core i5-6600 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon 3000G vs Core i5-6600 in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon 3000G
Nov 20th, 2019
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
4 MB
67%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
MHz
Core i5-6600
Jul 1st, 2015
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
6 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
94%
Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2133 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon 3000G | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $224.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Picasso | Codename | Skylake |
35 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 3.9 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 6 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 | RAM | DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, DDR4 @ 2133 MHz |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
