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MSRP $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 446 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $69.19 vs $265.72
- Up to 74% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.29 vs $1.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 58 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
239
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€69.19
100%
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.
Buy for €69.19 on Amazon
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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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 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
84 FPS
€8.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€720.71
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174 FPS
€17.02/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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103 FPS
€14.61/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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207 FPS
€9.49/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,963.95
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176 FPS
€15.87/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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138 FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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176 FPS
€9.03/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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176 FPS
€15.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,792.78
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163 FPS
€8.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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€1,441.43
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138 FPS
€10.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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