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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 446 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 1% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 9 5950X - 194 vs 193 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - CA$109.00 vs CA$489.98
- Up to 78% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 9 5950X - CA$0.56 vs CA$2.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 58 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 vs 8 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$109
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
68 FPS
CA$13.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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89 FPS
CA$13.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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