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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £100.97 vs £1099.99
- Up to 89% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.69 vs £6.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 60 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 18% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i3-12100 - 173 vs 146 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 24 vs 8 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
146
84%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/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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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
173
100%
Value, £/FPS
£6.36/FPS
11%
Price, £
£1099.99
9%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-12100 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
98 FPS
£12.74/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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151 FPS
£24.83/FPS
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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151 FPS
£27.28/FPS
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