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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €118.0 vs €926.22
- Up to 84% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 9 7950X - €0.25 vs €1.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 60 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 24% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-12100 - 582 vs 468 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 32 vs 8 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i3-12100, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
582
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.59/FPS
15%
Price, €
€926.22
12%
FPS Winner
ASUS PRIME X670E-PRO WIFI Scheda Madre ATX, AMD X670, AMD AM5, DDR5, PCI 5.0, 4xM.2, 4xSATA 6GB/s + Amd Ryzen 9 7950X Processore, 16 Core/32 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100 or Ryzen 9 7950X
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
582 FPS
€6.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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461 FPS
€4.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,879.99
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