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In short, we have a clear winner — Athlon 3000G outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Athlon 3000G is 2851 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2550K - 304 vs 299 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $52.46 vs $99.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2550K - $0.17 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
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304
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$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52.46
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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