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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 5700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 90 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 5700X.
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 0% better in Valorant than Ryzen 7 5700X - 866 vs 863 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - $113.99 vs $144.32
- Up to 24% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 7 5700X - $0.13 vs $0.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
866
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$113.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
Buy for $113.99 on Amazon
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $144.32 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100 | vs | Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-12100 or Ryzen 7 5700X
With selected game settings
596 FPS
$1.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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596 FPS
$2.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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715 FPS
$2.03/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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596 FPS
$1.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$969.99
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650 FPS
$1.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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715 FPS
$1.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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776 FPS
$2.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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596 FPS
$2.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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596 FPS
$1.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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756 FPS
$1.98/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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