The Athlon 3000G is at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 9 7950X, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $401.45 cheaper!
Advantages of the Athlon 3000G
- Up to 85% cheaper – $68.55 vs $470.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 79% less energy – 35 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 7950X
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 32 vs 4 threads
Athlon 3000G vs Ryzen 9 7950X for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Athlon 3000G
Nov 20th, 2019
Average FPS
177
80%
Min 1% FPS
118
81%
Price, $
$68.55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Ryzen 9 7950X
Sep 27th, 2022
Average FPS
221
100%
Min 1% FPS
145
100%
Price, $
$470
14%
Value, $/FPS
$2.12/FPS
18%
Athlon 3000G vs Ryzen 9 7950X 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 Ryzen 9 7950X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon 3000G vs Ryzen 9 7950X in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon 3000G
Nov 20th, 2019
Cores
2-core
12%
L3 Cache
4 MB
6%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
78%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
MHz
Ryzen 9 7950X
Sep 27th, 2022
Cores
16-core
100%
L3 Cache
64 MB
100%
Base Frequency
4.5 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon 3000G | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $699.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
| Picasso | Codename | Raphael |
35 W | Power Consumption | 170 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 5.7 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 64 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 | RAM | DDR5 @ 5200 MHz |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
