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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €124.17 vs €367.85
- Up to 48% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 7900X - €2.26 vs €4.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 60 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 53% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-12100 - 84 vs 55 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 24 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
55
65%
Value, €/FPS
€2.26/FPS
100%
Price, €
€124.17
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-12100, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz
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Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-12100 or Ryzen 9 7900X
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