AMD Athlon 3000G 2-core AM4
AMD
47 Overall Score
vs
Thermal Grizzly CSF-AM5
Thermal Grizzly
13 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-core AM4
62 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
The AMD Athlon 3000G is generally seen as a budget-friendly processor with decent integrated graphics for basic tasks, but users have mixed feelings about its compatibility and performance. While it works with many AM4 motherboards and supports Windows 11 with proper BIOS settings, some questions remain unanswered, and the lack of detailed performance feedback leaves potential buyers uncertain. Overall, it's a functional entry-level option, but not without caveats.
Pros
- Budget-friendly price
- Integrated Vega 3 graphics
- Compatible with many AM4 boards
- Supports Windows 11 with BIOS settings
- Comes with stock cooler with pre-applied thermal paste
Cons
- Uncertain compatibility with some boards
- No detailed performance feedback
- Some questions unanswered
- Requires BIOS update for some boards
- Limited for demanding tasks
Compatibility 5
Windows 11 support 2
Integrated graphics 1
Thermal paste 1
Performance 1
Bios update 1
Thermal Grizzly CSF-AM5
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Efficiency
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Server
Ai Llm
Specifications
| AMD Athlon 3000G | Thermal Grizzly CSF-AM5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Series | Athlon | — |
| Model | 3000G | 000 |
| Codename | Picasso (Zen+) | — |
| Class | desktop | desktop |
| Process | 14★ | — |
| Cores & Clocks | ||
| Cores | 2★ | — |
| Threads | 4★ | — |
| Base Clock | No data | |
| Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 1★ | — |
| L3 Cache | 4★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark Multi | No data | |
| PassMark Single | No data | |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | DDR4★ | — |
| Max Speed | No data | |
| Channels | 2★ | — |
| Platform & Power | ||
| Socket | AM4 | AM5 |
| PCIe | 3.0 | — |
| TDP | 35★ | — |
| Unlocked | ✓★ | — |
| Graphics & AI | ||
| Integrated Graphics | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | — |
Pros & Cons
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-core AM4
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average ai (34th percentile)
Thermal Grizzly CSF-AM5
- Strong social proof (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Below average single thread (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average ai (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average multi thread (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average efficiency (4th percentile)4th %ile
Pricing
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-core AM40.034score per dollar
vs
Thermal Grizzly CSF-AM50.019score per dollar
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-core AM4 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: AMD Athlon 3000G
Scores 47 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 21 specs.
