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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2583 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 15% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i3-6100 - 132 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $85.0 vs $379.54
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 51 vs 170 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
40.84844338008895%
Multi-Core
2336
13.087567930976526%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 170 W | TDP | 51 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i3-6100
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
75 FPS
$22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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122 FPS
$20.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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122 FPS
$21.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.97
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126 FPS
$18.25/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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112 FPS
$19.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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123 FPS
$18.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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122 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,049.99
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112 FPS
$22.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.9
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98 FPS
$33.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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122 FPS
$18.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299
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