Athlon 3000G vs i3-9350K

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1591	2045
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	no data	AMD Athlon
Power efficiency	2.01	3.06
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	23 April 2019 (7 years ago)	21 November 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Core i3-9350K and Athlon 3000G: 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	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	209.78 mm2?
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9350K 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	91 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9350K and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i3-9350K and Athlon 3000G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-9350K and Athlon 3000G 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 Core i3-9350K and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB?
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare UHD Graphics 630 and RX Vega 3	Intel UHD Graphics 630	AMD Radeon Vega 3
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-9350K and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-9350K and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-9350K and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9350K and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	6

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.39	2.56
Integrated graphics card	2.89	2.78
Recency	23 April 2019	21 November 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	91 Watt	35 Watt