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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 85 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 1% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 5 5600 - 314 vs 311 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600 - $76.80 vs $117.41
- Up to 37% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 5 5600 - $0.24 vs $0.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
314
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/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 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
111 FPS
$7.66/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i3-12100F
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$6.44/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$6.83/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 5 5600
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$11.11/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Laptops Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
62 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$645
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62 FPS
$12.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$7.96/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$12.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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78 FPS
$12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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62 FPS
$11.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$13.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 2 TB SSD
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78 FPS
$8.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$14.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$14.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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78 FPS
$11.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$17.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$13.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$14.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$15.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
$40.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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70 FPS
$11.71/FPS
Radeon RX 6500M
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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78 FPS
$10.64/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
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62 FPS
$16.6/FPS
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$17.4/FPS
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