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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1377 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 21% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 2600 - 149 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 2600 - $0.64 vs $0.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $85.76 vs $94.98
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
90%
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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CHUANGWEI AMD Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread 65W CPU Processor YD2600BBM6IAF 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 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 5 2600
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
$9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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59 FPS
$16.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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54 FPS
$18.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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54 FPS
$18.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
In Stock
45 FPS
$17.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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57 FPS
$14.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829
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52 FPS
$17.51/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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