AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i7-6900K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Core i7-6900K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon 3000G

Intel Core i7-6900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Launch date	7 Nov 2019 vs May 2016
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6900K

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2327 vs 1974
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14462 vs 4468

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2327 vs 1974
PassMark - CPU mark	14462 vs 4468

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 3000G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6900K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1974

2327

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4468

14462

Name	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i7-6900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1974	2327
PassMark - CPU mark	4468	14462
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7893
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		179.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.602

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i7-6900K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Broadwell E
Launch date	7 Nov 2019	May 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	$1,020
OPN PIB	YD3000C6FHBOX
OPN Tray	YD3000C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1284	1316
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$1,198.99
Processor Number		i7-6900K
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.35
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 2400/2133
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics	None
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
USB revision	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)