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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 55% better in League of Legends than Core i3-12100 - 404 vs 261 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $113.99 vs $470.00
- Up to 62% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.44 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 60 vs 170 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 427 minutes ago
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
261
65%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$113.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
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In Stock
Updated 427 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 60 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i3-12100
With selected game settings
382 FPS
$6.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,598
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397 FPS
$9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,929
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384 FPS
$6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,309
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389 FPS
$6.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,485
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397 FPS
$7.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
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384 FPS
$5.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,069
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389 FPS
$5.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,295
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382 FPS
$5.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,228
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382 FPS
$7.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,979
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397 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,129
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