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 Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 11% better in Minecraft than Core i3-12100 - 885 vs 797 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €122.80 vs €520.00
- Up to 75% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 9 7950X - €0.15 vs €0.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 60 vs 170 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for €520 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8998 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
797
90%
Value, €/FPS
€0.15/FPS
100%
Price, €
€122.8
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €122.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8998 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Core i3-12100 |
---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i3 |
Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 60 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |