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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1750 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 23% better in Dota 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 238 vs 193 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £69.99 vs £178.58
- Up to 69% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - £0.29 vs £0.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 58 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
238
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 5 1600X
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
195 FPS
£6.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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