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In short, we have a clear winner — Athlon 3000G outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Athlon 3000G is 3191 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-990X - 207 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $63.83 vs $178.02
- Up to 65% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-990X - $0.31 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 35 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
199
96.1352657004831%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
34.831460674157306%
Price, $
$178.02
35%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
207
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.83
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Athlon |
| Gulftown | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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