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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 810 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Athlon 3000G - 217 vs 213 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 28 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $52.46 vs $384.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-7940X - $0.25 vs $1.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
213
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52.46
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Athlon |
| Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 2 |
28 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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