Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 32 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $63.83 vs $1200.0
- Up to 94% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10980XE - $0.31 vs $5.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 9% better in Borderlands 3 than Athlon 3000G - 225 vs 207 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 36 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
207
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.83
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $63.83 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350015 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.33/FPS
5.816135084427767%
Price, $
$1200
5%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,200 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350014 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
60.95541401273885%
Multi-Core
1975
16.478931998331248%
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
---|---|---|
Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
Athlon | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Picasso | Codename | Cascade Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 18 |
4 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |