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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-9100 is 508 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 1600 - 129 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - £208.88 vs £220.6
- Up to 11% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 1600 - £1.62 vs £1.82 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
129
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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