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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - CA$100.00 vs CA$109.00
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 11% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 1600 - 131 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 1600 - CA$0.83 vs CA$0.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler (YD1600BBAEBOX)
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
131
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$109
91%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
43 FPS
CA$21.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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56 FPS
CA$21.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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