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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 388 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 9% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i3-9100 - 222 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - £89.95 vs £178.88
- Up to 53% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i3-9100 - £0.41 vs £0.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
222
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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