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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 189 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 7% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i3-10100 - 522 vs 489 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-10100
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £100.21 vs £204.99
- Up to 49% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.20 vs £0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
Buy for £204.99 on Amazon
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
489
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.2/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.21
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for £100.21 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 265 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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