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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 742 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 172 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - £68.5 vs £195.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 2600X - £0.4 vs £1.15 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
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AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
172
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£68.5
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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