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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 796 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i3-9100 - 326 vs 310 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - £178.0 vs £208.88
- Up to 18% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i3-9100 - £0.55 vs £0.67 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
326
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Processor (8C/16T, 36MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100 or Ryzen 7 5800X
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
266 FPS
£7.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,991.41
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226 FPS
£4.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
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266 FPS
£8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
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266 FPS
£6.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
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266 FPS
£7.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
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