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Core i3-9100 vs Ryzen 5 5600

Core i3-9100 vs Ryzen 5 5600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i3-9100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100

Buy for £48.99 on Amazon

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Core i3-9100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100

Buy for £48.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 251 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 1327 days newer than Core i3-9100.

Advantages of Core i3-9100

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600

  • Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i3-9100 - 227 vs 208 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018


FPS

208

92%

Value, £/FPS

£0.24/FPS

100%

Price, £

£48.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100

Buy for £48.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 251 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


FPS

227

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1379

68%

Multi-Core

3597

42%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


Single-Core

2029

100%

Multi-Core

8539

100%

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo

Core i3-9100

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo

Ryzen 5 5600

Sep 1st, 2018Release Date
Apr 20th, 2022
Core i3CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0x
Multiplier35.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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