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Core i3-12100 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i3-12100 vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 912 days newer than Ryzen 5 3600.

Advantages of Core i3-12100

  • Performs up to 6% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 5 3600 - 143 vs 135 FPS
  • Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 60 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads
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This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.
A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

143

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

135

94%

Value, €/FPS

€0.61/FPS

100%

Price, €

€82.15

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth

Buy for 82.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 89 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2149

100%

Multi-Core

6877

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

74%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Core i3-12100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateJul 7th, 2019
Core i3CollectionRyzen 5
Alder LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
60 W
TDP65 W
10 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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