i9-12900H vs Athlon 3000G

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1672	351
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.27	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon	Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency	7.63	36.97
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	21 November 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2?	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB?	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.45 GHz
Execution Units	no data	96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i9-12900H.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.82	17.58
Recency	21 November 2019	4 January 2022
Physical cores	2	14
Threads	4	20
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

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