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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 933 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 6% better in Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 5 3600 - 110 vs 104 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - CA$109.00 vs CA$167.80
- Up to 39% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 5 3600 - CA$0.99 vs CA$1.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop 3rd generation Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
110
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$109
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
33 FPS
CA$28.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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39 FPS
CA$45.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$39.44/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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46 FPS
CA$26.09/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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