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AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel i5-2500K

The AMD Athlon 3000G is newer than Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz and is around 7% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. The AMD Athlon 3000G is around 15% faster in single-thread testing. Also, AMD Athlon 3000G uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 8824 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon 3000G×Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $69 - BUY
Socket TypeAM4LGA1155
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedUp to 3.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 4)4 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 192KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 4MBL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDP35W95W
Yearly Running Cost$6.39$17.34
Otherwith Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
First Seen on ChartQ4 2019Q4 2010
# of Samples6948130
CPU Rank25112586
CPU Value63.760.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1952(0.0%)1697(-13.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)4441(0.0%)4141(-6.7%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon 3000G
4,441
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
4,141
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon 3000G
63.7
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
60.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon 3000G
1,952
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
1,697
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon 3000G Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
Max TDP35W95W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.