AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i7-9800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Core i7-9800X 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.

AMD Athlon 3000G

Intel Core i7-9800X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9800X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2571 vs 1987
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18085 vs 4489

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2571 vs 1987
PassMark - CPU mark	18085 vs 4489

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 3000G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9800X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1987

2571

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4489

18085

Name	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i7-9800X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1987	2571
PassMark - CPU mark	4489	18085
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1185
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9740

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i7-9800X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Launch date	7 Nov 2019	Q4'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$49
OPN PIB	YD3000C6FHBOX
OPN Tray	YD3000C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1183	897
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-9800X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.80 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	95°C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	16
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum frequency		4.40 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
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	DDR4-2666
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	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)