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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 567 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 11% better in Rust than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 233 vs 210 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £82.06 vs £499.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £0.35 vs £2.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 58 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
233
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.35/FPS
100%
Price, £
£82.06
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 9 3900XT
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
111 FPS
£11.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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75 FPS
£12.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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