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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 781 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 10% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-8100 - 192 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 64 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 97% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £69.99 vs £2798.0
- Up to 97% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £0.4 vs £14.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
192
100%
Value, £/FPS
£14.57/FPS
2.7453671928620453%
Price, £
£2798
2%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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Updated 6501 minutes ago
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
174
90.625%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £69.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6501 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1245
76.1002444987775%
Multi-Core
3405
24.30753854940034%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i3 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 4 |
64 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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