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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 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 i5-11600 is 482 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 12% better in Elden Ring than Athlon 3000G - 130 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $63.83 vs $150.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-11600 - $0.55 vs $1.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
47.82608695652175%
Price, $
$150
42%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
116
89.23076923076924%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/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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In Stock
Updated 349214 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
45.098963242224315%
Multi-Core
1975
24.12066438690767%
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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