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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 688 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $63.83 vs $869.99
- Up to 92% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-8700 - $0.41 vs $5.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Athlon 3000G - 160 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 12 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
155
96.875%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/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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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.44/FPS
7.536764705882352%
Price, $
$869.99
7%
FPS Winner
STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC,Intel Core i7-8700 up to 4.6G,GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6,32G DDR4,2T SSD,WiFi,BT 5.0, RGB Keybaord, RGB Mouse, RGB Mouse Pad, RGB Bluetooth Sound Bar, Headset Mic,W11H64
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
63.251817580964975%
Multi-Core
1975
33.44623200677392%
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Athlon | Collection | Core i7 |
| Picasso | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Core i7-8700
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
8 FPS
$156.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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35 FPS
$71.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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6 FPS
$216.5/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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