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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 446 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i3-12100F - 385 vs 379 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $76.80 vs $343.99
- Up to 78% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.20 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 58 vs 105 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
379
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
100%
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
Epic
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 58 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
204 FPS
$6.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
$8.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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204 FPS
$7.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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185 FPS
$4.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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319 FPS
$17.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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255 FPS
$11.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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385 FPS
$13.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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42 FPS
$60.71/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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149 FPS
$14.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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