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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 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 i3-12100 is 776 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - $63.83 vs $116.99
- Up to 40% better value when playing Valheim than Core i3-12100 - $0.33 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100 - 35 vs 60 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 10% better in Valheim than Athlon 3000G - 214 vs 195 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
195
91.1214953271028%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.83
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
44.532340623545835%
Multi-Core
1975
28.71891813290679%
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Athlon | Collection | Core i3 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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