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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7 7800X3D is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £95.0 vs £317.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £0.44 vs £1.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 60 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 6% better in Valheim than Core i3-12100 - 226 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Desk-top Processor (8-core/16-thread, 104MB cache, up to 5.0 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
141 FPS
£12.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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