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Core i3-8121U vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i3-8121U vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 319 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 236 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 319 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 236 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i3-8121U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 915 days newer than Core i3-8121U.

Advantages of Core i3-8121U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 15 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 11% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i3-8121U - 93 vs 84 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 12 vs 4 threads
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Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


FPS

84

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

93

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.43/FPS

100%

Price, €

€319

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 319 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 236 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1133

54%

Multi-Core

2344

27%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo

Core i3-8121U

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

May 5th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i3CollectionRyzen 5
Cannon LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1440SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
15 W
TDP65 W
10 nmProcess Size
7 nm
22.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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