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Prices and StockMSRP $129
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MSRP $129
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 4500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 69 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 7% better in Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 5 4500 - 177 vs 165 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 5 4500 - $69.19 vs $71.17
- Up to 9% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 5 4500 - $0.39 vs $0.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
177
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.39/FPS
100%
Price, €
€69.19
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Ryzen 5 4500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 5 4500
With selected game settings
27 FPS
€32.97/FPS
Radeon RX 560
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€890.09
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67 FPS
€10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€720.71
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22 FPS
€44.55/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€980.18
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