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Ryzen 5 4500 vs Core i3-12100

Ryzen 5 4500 vs Core i3-12100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 90 days older than Ryzen 5 4500.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-12100

  • Performs up to 9% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 4500 - 866 vs 793 FPS
  • Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 60 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 4500 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

793

92%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

866

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.12/FPS

100%

Price, £

£100.97

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz

Buy for £100.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8741 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1555

72%

Multi-Core

6199

90%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2149

100%

Multi-Core

6877

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo

Ryzen 5 4500

vs
Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Core i3-12100

Apr 4th, 2022
Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5Core i3
Not AvailableAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
4
12
8
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
4.1 GHz
4.3 GHz
65 W
60 W
7 nm
10 nm
36.0x
33.0x
None
UHD Graphics 730
Yes
No

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