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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F 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 i3-12100F is 1233 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 7% better in Dead Space than Ryzen 5 2500X - 159 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2500X - $94.98 vs $106.47
- Up to 15% better value when playing Dead Space than Ryzen 5 2500X - $0.6 vs $0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 58 vs 65 Watts
Dead Space
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 i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
FPS and Value 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
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i3-12100F
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
54 FPS
$14.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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32 FPS
$28.46/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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