AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i7-9700KF

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Core i7-9700KF 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 i7-9700KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700KF

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2875 vs 1981
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14254 vs 4477

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2875 vs 1981
PassMark - CPU mark	14254 vs 4477

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 3000G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1981

2875

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4477

14254

Name	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i7-9700KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	1981	2875
PassMark - CPU mark	4477	14254
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1304
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7379
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		195.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.505

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i7-9700KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Launch date	7 Nov 2019	Q1'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$49
OPN PIB	YD3000C6FHBOX
OPN Tray	YD3000C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1275	1278
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-9700KF
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum frequency		4.90 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
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	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
USB revision	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)