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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X 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 cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 171 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 1600X - £1.05 vs £1.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - £178.58 vs £178.88
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
171
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.88
99%
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 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
Max
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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