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Core i3-8100 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Core i3-8100 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i3-8100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £69.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 339 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

4.2 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
AMD Ryzensets 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology (integrated graphics, 16 cores/32 threads, 120W TDP, AM5 socket, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, no cooler)

Buy for £593.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 338 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-8100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £69.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 339 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

4.2 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
AMD Ryzensets 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology (integrated graphics, 16 cores/32 threads, 120W TDP, AM5 socket, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, no cooler)

Buy for £593.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 338 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 1917 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100

  • Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £69.99 vs £593.6
  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

  • Performs up to 69% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-8100 - 579 vs 342 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 32 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

342

59.067357512953365%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£69.99

100%

Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £69.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 339 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

579

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£593.6

11%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzensets 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology (integrated graphics, 16 cores/32 threads, 120W TDP, AM5 socket, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, no cooler)

Buy for £593.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 338 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1245

42.66620973269363%

Multi-Core

3405

17.343248612030767%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Intel Core i3-8100

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i3CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.7 GHz
65 W
TDP120 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
36.0xMultiplier
42.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i3-8100 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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