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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1377 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $85.76 vs $94.98
- Up to 5% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i3-12100F - $0.53 vs $0.56 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 5% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 5 2600 - 170 vs 162 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
162
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$85.76
100%
Value Winner
CHUANGWEI AMD Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread 65W CPU Processor YD2600BBM6IAF Socket AM4
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
94%
Price, $
$94.98
90%
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
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 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 |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i3-12100F
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
70 FPS
$11.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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62 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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58 FPS
$17.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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58 FPS
$17.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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50 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
$13.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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