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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $71.75 vs $94.98
- Up to 9% better value when playing Valorant than Core i3-12100F - $0.1 vs $0.11 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 18% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 1500X - 877 vs 744 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 58 vs 65 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
744
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
877
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
90%
Price, $
$94.98
75%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Core i3-12100F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
522 FPS
$1.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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383 FPS
$2.38/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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