Core i5-2500K vs Athlon 3000G: which is better

Intel Core i5-2500K (desktop, 2011) against AMD Athlon 3000G (desktop, 2019): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Athlon 3000G is 7% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 4,435 vs 4,145).
Athlon 3000G is 15% faster per core.
Athlon 3000G has a lower TDP: 35 W vs 95 W.
Different sockets (LGA1155 and AM4): they need different motherboards.

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	Core i5-2500K	Athlon 3000G
Overall score	5.8	6.2
PassMark CPU Mark	4,145	4,435
Single-thread rating	1,697	1,946
US price	from $69	no current price
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Base clock	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
TDP	95 W	35 W
Max power	95 W	35 W
Memory	DDR3	DDR4
Memory speed	1333 MT/s	2667 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	LGA1155	AM4
Process	32 nm (Intel)	14 nm (GlobalFoundries)
Architecture	Sandy Bridge	Zen
Series	2nd Gen Core	Athlon
Release year	2011	2019
Integrated graphics	HD Graphics 3000	Radeon Vega 3

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