Ryzen 9 7950X vs Core i3-10100

Prices and Stock
MSRP $699

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 880 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i3-10100 - 263 vs 242 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 32 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-10100

Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $91.99 vs $486.17
Up to 79% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.38 vs $1.85 per FPS
Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts

This is a free version of Battlefield 1.

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

263

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.85/FPS

21%

Price, $

$486.17

18%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $486.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

242

92%

Value, $/FPS

$0.38/FPS

100%

Price, $

$91.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100

Buy for $91.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Very High

164

FPS

404

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

130

FPS

166

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

367

FPS

582

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

778

FPS

981

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

205

FPS

269

FPS

Dota 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1426

49%

Multi-Core

4215

22%

Ryzen 9 7950X	vs	Core i3-10100
Sep 27th, 2022	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9	Collection	Core i3
Raphael	Codename	Comet Lake
AMD Socket AM5	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	4
32	Threads	8
4.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
5.7 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
170 W	TDP	95 W
5 nm	Process Size	14 nm
45.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
Radeon Graphics	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
Yes	Overclockable	No