AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i9-9900KS

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Core i9-9900KS processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 127 Watt
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 127 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900KS

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
  • 2.7x 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
  • 4x 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 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3038 vs 1986
  • 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19518 vs 4488
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache 512 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3038 vs 1986
PassMark - CPU mark 19518 vs 4488

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 3000G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9900KS

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1986
3038
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4488
19518
Name AMD Athlon 3000G Intel Core i9-9900KS
PassMark - Single thread mark 1986 3038
PassMark - CPU mark 4488 19518
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9451
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7296

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 3000G Intel Core i9-9900KS

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Coffee Lake
Launch date 7 Nov 2019 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $49 $513 - $524
OPN PIB YD3000C6FHBOX
OPN Tray YD3000C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating 1183 824
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i9-9900KS
Series 9th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 4.00 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 16 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 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
Maximum frequency 5.00 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 350 MHz
iGPU core count 3
Number of pipelines 192
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 3 Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
Device ID 0x3E98
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 127 Watt
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D

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

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

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)