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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 69 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 2% better in Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 5 5500 - 269 vs 263 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $76.80 vs $83.47
- Up to 9% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 5 5500 - $0.29 vs $0.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
269
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
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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Resolution
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
73 FPS
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