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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 9 7950X3D is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £97.95 vs £465.76
- Up to 72% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £0.42 vs £1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 60 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 31% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i3-12100 - 306 vs 233 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 32 vs 8 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
233
76%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/FPS
100%
Price, £
£97.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
306
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.52/FPS
27%
Price, £
£465.76
21%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology, 16 cores/32 skewed threads, Zen 4 architecture, 144MB cache, 120W TDP, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 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 | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, 1920 x 1080, Highest
306 FPS
£10.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,199.98
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306 FPS
£11.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,499.99
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306 FPS
£11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,600
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