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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £100.97 vs £488.99
- Up to 77% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.43 vs £1.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 60 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 8% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-12100 - 256 vs 236 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
236
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Updated 191 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
256
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.91/FPS
23%
Price, £
£488.99
20%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
Buy for £488.99 on Amazon
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Updated 191 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100 | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-12100 or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
154 FPS
£9.74/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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154 FPS
£10.51/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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154 FPS
£12.66/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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