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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 3100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 326 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 3 3100 - 778 vs 713 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3100 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - £73.19 vs £134.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-11500 - £0.1 vs £0.17 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
778
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.17/FPS
58%
Price, £
£134.99
54%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Updated 393 minutes ago
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
713
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£73.19
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Processor (4C/8T, 18 MB Cache, 3.9 GHz Max Boost)
Buy for £73.19 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 393 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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