Athlon 3000G vs i3-8000

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8000 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1635
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD Athlon
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)	7 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8000 and Athlon 3000G 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	35
L1 cache	256 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	209.78 mm2?
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8000 and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	1151	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8000 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8000 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8000 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB?
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel UHD Graphics 630

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8000 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	6

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	3.09	2.98
Recency	1 September 2018	7 November 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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