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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 792 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 17% better in HITMAN 2 than Ryzen 9 3950X - 176 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $76.80 vs $485.95
- Up to 86% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Ryzen 9 3950X - $0.44 vs $3.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 58 vs 105 Watts
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 58 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
102 FPS
$7.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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