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Core i3-6100 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i3-6100 vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1405 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-6100.

Advantages of Core i3-6100

  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 6% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-6100 - 183 vs 172 FPS
  • Up to 49% cheaper than Core i3-6100 - €82.15 vs €159.96
  • Up to 52% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-6100 - €0.45 vs €0.93 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

172

94%

Value, €/FPS

€0.93/FPS

48%

Price, €

€159.96

51%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

183

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.45/FPS

100%

Price, €

€82.15

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo
Core i3-6100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1194

75%

Multi-Core

2336

34%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i3-6100 Logo

Core i3-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

Sep 1st, 2015
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i3Ryzen 5
SkylakeMatisse
Intel Socket 1151AMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Desktop
2
6
4
12
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Non-Turbo4.2 GHz
51 W
65 W
14 nm
7 nm
37.0x
36.0x
Intel HD 530
None
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i3-6100 or Ryzen 5 3600

With selected game settings

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