The FX-4350 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i3-12100 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only £39.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the FX-4350
- Up to 39% cheaper – £59.97 vs £98.97
Advantages of the Core i3-12100
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 52% less energy – 60 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 4 threads
FX-4350 vs Core i3-12100 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Core i3-12100
Jan 4th, 2022
Average FPS
202
100%
Min 1% FPS
133
100%
Price, £
£98.97
60%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/FPS
73%
FX-4350 vs Core i3-12100 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The FX-4350 vs Core i3-12100 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The FX-4350 vs Core i3-12100 in core CPU performance specifications
FX-4350
Apr 29th, 2013
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
67%
Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
100%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1866 MHz
39%
Core i3-12100
Jan 4th, 2022
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
12 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
79%
Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
4800 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
FX-4350 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 29th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $122.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| 125 W | Power Consumption | 60 W |
| Performance | ||
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
4.2 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.3 GHz |
| 8 MB | L3 Cache | 12 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 1866 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
