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In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 715 days newer than Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 15% better in Valheim than Athlon 3000G - 224 vs 195 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$536.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W and Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Athlon |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Athlon 3000G
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
163 FPS
$12.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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163 FPS
$12.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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224 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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116 FPS
$20.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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163 FPS
$14.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
$27.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499
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149 FPS
$21.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,189.99
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138 FPS
$15.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,119.99
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64 FPS
$17.12/FPS
Arc A380
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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123 FPS
$22.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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