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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 397 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 10% better in World of Warcraft than Athlon 3000G - 186 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $52.99 vs $590.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-9900X - $0.31 vs $3.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
169
90%
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$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Athlon |
| Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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