Buy on Amazon
£58.88
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
Availability
MSRP in USD: $699
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 2192 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £58.88 vs £473.16
- Up to 85% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £0.28 vs £1.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 51 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 22% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-7100 - 261 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 32 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
214
81%
Value, £/FPS
£0.28/FPS
100%
Price, £
£58.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-7100 3.90 GHz CPU - Black
Buy for £58.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 82 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
261
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.81/FPS
15%
Price, £
£473.16
12%
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
Buy for £473.16 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 322 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-7100 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
261 FPS
£12.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,199.98
In Stock
261 FPS
£13.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£3,499.99
In Stock
261 FPS
£13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,600
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
