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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 796 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Battlefield V than Core i3-9100 - 270 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £166.66 vs £199.99
- Up to 5% better value when playing Battlefield V than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.7 vs £0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
270
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.74/FPS
94.5945945945946%
Price, £
£199.99
83%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9sets 5900X Processor (12Cores/24Threads, 105W DTP, Socket AM4, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)
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Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
238
88.14814814814815%
Value, £/FPS
£0.7/FPS
100%
Price, £
£166.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i3-9100
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
174 FPS
£6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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