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£53.77
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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 915 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Core i3-7100
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - £53.77 vs £101.21
- Up to 44% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 5 3600 - £0.31 vs £0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 6% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-7100 - 183 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
173
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£53.77
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-7100 3.90 GHz CPU - Black
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-7100 or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
50 FPS
£32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
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91 FPS
£16.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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58 FPS
£34.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,002.13
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