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MSRP in USD: $122
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 106 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 2% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 5600 - 866 vs 851 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600 - €119.0 vs €180.79
- Up to 33% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 5 5600 - €0.14 vs €0.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
866
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€119
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz
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AMD RYZEN 5 5600 60 UNITS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100 or Ryzen 5 5600
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
540 FPS
€2.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,360
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466 FPS
€2.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,189
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466 FPS
€2.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,043.39
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572 FPS
€1.48/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
In Stock
584 FPS
€1.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
548 FPS
€1.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949
In Stock
584 FPS
€1.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€979
In Stock
548 FPS
€1.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€899
In Stock
623 FPS
€1.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€899
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623 FPS
€1.6/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€999
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