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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1212 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - $77.85 vs $83.34
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 20% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 121 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 5 2500X - $0.76 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
101
83.47107438016529%
Value, €/FPS
€0.86/FPS
88.37209302325581%
Price, €
€86.41
100%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
121
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.76/FPS
100%
Price, €
€92.51
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
51.32619823173569%
Multi-Core
3801
55.27119383452087%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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