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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 3100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 620 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Ryzen 3 3100 - 206 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $146.16 vs $316.59
- Up to 53% better value when playing Control than Core i9-12900F - $0.8 vs $1.71 per FPS
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
206
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.71/FPS
46%
Price, €
€351.42
46%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
202
98%
Value, €/FPS
€0.8/FPS
100%
Price, €
€162.24
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6GHz Wraith Stealth 2MB L2 Desktop Processor Boxed
Buy for €162.24 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 71 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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