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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 7% better in Dead Space than Ryzen 5 1500X - 159 vs 149 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $71.75 vs $94.98
- Up to 20% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i3-12100F - $0.48 vs $0.6 per FPS
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
149
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 5 1500X
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
54 FPS
$14.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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32 FPS
$28.46/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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