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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 933 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 17% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 5 3600 - 148 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - $76.80 vs $93.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 5 3600 - $0.52 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/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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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
5 FPS
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