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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 3100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 553 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Rust than Ryzen 3 3100 - 209 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 3 3100 - $170.0 vs $199.9
- Up to 20% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 3 3100 - $0.81 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3100 doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6GHz Wraith Stealth 2MB L2 Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
209
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$170
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i5-9600K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
34 FPS
$25/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$22.31/FPS
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Ryzen 3 3100
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Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$30.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$47.49/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$99.82/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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39 FPS
$29.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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33 FPS
$25.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$30.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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16 FPS
$64.62/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
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