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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 1268 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Athlon 3000G - 176 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $63.83 vs $145.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i7-6900K - $0.38 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 35 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
46.34146341463415%
Price, $
$145
44%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
170
96.5909090909091%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/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 360795 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
76.43769968051119%
Multi-Core
1975
27.746558021916268%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Athlon |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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