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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-9100 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-9100 is 309 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Performs up to 3% better in Ready or Not than Ryzen 5 3400G - 266 vs 258 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - $98.15 vs $145.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i3-9100 - $0.38 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
258
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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Updated 196 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100 or Ryzen 5 3400G
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
59 FPS
$14.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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45 FPS
$15.53/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$699
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