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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 266 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 5% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 5600G - 654 vs 623 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - £99.97 vs £124.98
- Up to 25% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 5600G - £0.15 vs £0.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 60 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
654
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£99.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100 or Ryzen 5 5600G
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
284 FPS
£3.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,075.78
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300 FPS
£13.25/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£3,975.65
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