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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1769 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 15% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 7 1700X - 259 vs 225 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $110.15 vs $195.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 7 1700X - $0.43 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 60 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
259
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110.15
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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