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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 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 i7-12700 is 797 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 40% better in Dirt 5 than Athlon 3000G - 225 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $63.83 vs $265.49
- Up to 66% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-12700 - $0.4 vs $1.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
33.898305084745765%
Price, $
$265.49
24%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
161
71.55555555555554%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/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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Updated 348800 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
41.735717400785%
Multi-Core
1975
18.320964749536177%
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Athlon |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Athlon 3000G
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
122 FPS
$10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,299
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122 FPS
$10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
In Stock
118 FPS
$14.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699.99
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118 FPS
$16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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78 FPS
$25.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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100 FPS
$9.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$959.99
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100 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
24 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,449
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100 FPS
$16.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
In Stock
122 FPS
$9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184
In Stock
78 FPS
$14.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,139
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