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Ryzen 3 4100 vs Core i5-12600K

Ryzen 3 4100 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 3 4100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 151 days older than Ryzen 3 4100.

Advantages of Ryzen 3 4100

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 14% better in Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 3 4100 - 130 vs 114 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 4100 - 16 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 4100 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 Logo
Ryzen 3 4100

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

114

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

130

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.84/FPS

100%

Price, £

£238.62

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

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In Stock

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 Logo
Ryzen 3 4100

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 Logo
Ryzen 3 4100

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1484

61%

Multi-Core

4702

40%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 Logo

Ryzen 3 4100

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Apr 4th, 2022
Release DateNov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 3CollectionCore i5
Not AvailableCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
38.0x
Multiplier37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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