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In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1906 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Athlon 3000G - 224 vs 220 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $98.79 vs $235.05
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 35 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
75.11773940345368%
Multi-Core
1975
26.728921369603466%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Athlon |
| Haswell E | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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