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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 598 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Ryzen 5 2500X - 174 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2500X - $92.27 vs $106.47
- Up to 16% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 5 2500X - $0.53 vs $0.63 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$92.27
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i3-10100
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
20 FPS
$22.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Core i3-10100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Core i3-10100
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$87.5/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$36.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$56.26/FPS
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Core i3-10100
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